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(2) Duke Blue Devils
77 – 81
FINAL Neutral Conference NCAA Tournament
(8) North Carolina Tar Heels
Atlantic Coast Conference · Caesars Superdome (Neutral) · April 3, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -4.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money DUKE -220 / UNC +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual UNC +4 158 Lost
Massey DUKE -4.5 (-8.5) — —
Massey Totals — 154.5 (+3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -3.0 (-7.0) 155.5 (+2.5) 61% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -2.4 (-6.4) 152.8 (+5.2) 53% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -1.8 (-5.8) 152.8 (+5.2) 53% ✗
Baseline ML DUKE -3.0 (-7.0) 153.2 (+4.8) 60% ✗

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 7, 2026 DUKE 76 – 61 UNC
Feb 7, 2026 UNC 71 – 68 DUKE
Mar 14, 2025 DUKE 74 – 71 UNC
Mar 8, 2025 DUKE 82 – 69 UNC
Feb 1, 2025 DUKE 87 – 70 UNC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUKE UNC
Overall 32-7 29-10
Conference 16-4 15-5
Home 15-3 15-2
Away 9-2 8-3
Neutral 8-2 6-5
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.1 77.9
Avg Pts Against 67.8 71.3
Massey 17.9 (#9) 13.4 (#21)
Bradley-Terry 3.29 (#7) 2.74 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.19 (#4) 3.20 (#18)
RPI 0.619 (#11) 0.613 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE UNC
FG% 49.4% 45.2%
3PT% 37.0% 36.1%
REB / G 37.8 40.6
OREB / G 10.4 11.0
AST / TO 1.59 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 52.0%
TOV% 15.2% 16.5%
ORB% 31.7% 31.0%
FT Rate 21.3% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 13.9%
DRB% 71.3% 78.8%
Opp FT Rate 12.8% 15.6%

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