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North Carolina Tar Heels
89 84 OT
FINAL Neutral CBS Sports Classic
Ohio State Buckeyes
Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · December 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UNC -3.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money UNC -120 / OSU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNC win
Actual UNC +5 173 Won
Massey OSU -1.6 (+6.6)
Massey Totals 158.0 (+15.0)
Bradley-Terry 63%
Weighted B-T 70%
Efficiency Plus ML UNC -0.7 (+4.3) 152.9 (+20.1) 58%
Baseline Tuned ML UNC -0.2 (+4.8) 156.3 (+16.7) 53%
Baseline ML UNC -0.5 (+4.5) 156.3 (+16.7) 57%
Baseline Plus ML UNC -0.4 (+4.6) 153.1 (+19.9) 57%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 20, 2025 UNC 7170 OSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNC OSU
Overall 20-13 16-19
Conference 11-9 5-15
Home 12-3 10-6
Away 4-7 1-10
Neutral 4-3 5-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.2 72.5
Avg Pts Against 70.9 69.0
Massey 11.6 (#34) 13.2 (#24)
Bradley-Terry 2.08 (#40) 1.53 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.89 (#35) 2.03 (#70)
RPI 0.633 (#18) 0.561 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors UNC OSU
FG% 45.7% 48.1%
3PT% 31.5% 37.0%
REB / G 39.7 40.3
OREB / G 10.6 13.0
AST / TO 1.07 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 54.3%
TOV% 15.8% 17.5%
ORB% 30.0% 38.9%
FT Rate 33.1% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 45.1%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 16.6%
DRB% 73.9% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 14.9% 18.2%

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