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Virginia Cavaliers
63 – 50
FINAL Conference
NC State Wolfpack
Atlantic Coast Conference · John Paul Jones Arena · February 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -6.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money UVA -300 / NCSU +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual UVA +13 113 Won
Massey UVA -5.9 (+7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 137.1 (-24.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UVA -6.2 (+6.8) 137.8 (-24.8) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVA -6.2 (+6.8) 132.6 (-19.6) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -6.4 (+6.6) 140.5 (-27.5) 76% ✓
Baseline ML UVA -5.9 (+7.1) 140.8 (-27.8) 78% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 UVA 81 – 74 NCSU
Feb 25, 2026 UVA 90 – 61 NCSU
Jan 3, 2026 UVA 76 – 61 NCSU
Dec 31, 2024 UVA 70 – 67 NCSU
Mar 16, 2024 NCSU 73 – 65 UVA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVA NCSU
Overall 25-8 23-11
Conference 15-5 12-8
Home 15-1 15-2
Away 6-5 4-6
Neutral 4-2 4-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 67.8 77.7
Avg Pts Against 60.5 70.8
Massey 12.8 (#23) 10.5 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 2.80 (#13) 2.38 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.59 (#7) 2.68 (#29)
RPI 0.626 (#12) 0.586 (#41)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA NCSU
FG% 45.7% 45.1%
3PT% 38.2% 35.2%
REB / G 32.5 37.5
OREB / G 8.4 11.6
AST / TO 1.76 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 51.6%
TOV% 14.7% 13.7%
ORB% 26.7% 31.0%
FT Rate 25.8% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 19.7%
DRB% 74.7% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 24.2%

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