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Virginia Cavaliers
70 – 67
FINAL Conference
NC State Wolfpack
Atlantic Coast Conference · John Paul Jones Arena · December 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -0.5 Home covered
O/U 122.5 Over
Money UVA +100 / NCSU -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual UVA +3 137 Won
Massey UVA -1.8 (+1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 117.7 (+19.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -1.9 (+1.1) 126.2 (+10.8) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVA -3.2 (-0.2) 127.6 (+9.4) 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UVA -0.6 (+2.4) 125.1 (+11.9) 57% ✓
Baseline ML UVA -1.4 (+1.6) 125.4 (+11.6) 62% ✓

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
Mar 16, 2024 NCSU 73 – 65 UVA
Jan 25, 2024 UVA 59 – 53 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVA NCSU
Overall 15-17 12-19
Conference 8-12 5-15
Home 10-7 12-6
Away 4-7 0-11
Neutral 1-3 0-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 64.8 69.6
Avg Pts Against 66.8 70.4
Massey 3.3 (#109) 5.7 (#94)
Bradley-Terry 1.34 (#76) 0.53 (#130)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#75) 0.91 (#115)
RPI 0.562 (#78) 0.502 (#167)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA NCSU
FG% 43.6% 46.5%
3PT% 37.9% 32.0%
REB / G 32.4 33.5
OREB / G 7.2 10.4
AST / TO 1.21 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.6% 51.6%
TOV% 19.3% 14.4%
ORB% 24.2% 30.1%
FT Rate 19.4% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 21.7%
DRB% 72.8% 65.8%
Opp FT Rate 16.3% 23.7%

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