They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · December 31, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money NCSU -440 / BC +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual NCSU +3 155 Won
Massey NCSU -18.5 (-15.5) — —
Massey Totals — 155.2 (-0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -15.8 (-12.8) 153.1 (+1.9) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -14.7 (-11.7) 152.4 (+2.6) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -17.5 (-14.5) 150.8 (+4.2) 89% ✓
Baseline ML NCSU -16.7 (-13.7) 152.8 (+2.2) 89% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 7, 2026 NCSU 79 – 71 BC
Feb 15, 2025 NCSU 70 – 62 BC
Feb 24, 2024 NCSU 81 – 70 BC
Dec 2, 2023 NCSU 84 – 78 BC
Feb 11, 2023 NCSU 92 – 62 BC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU BC
Overall 14-11 4-16
Conference 9-8 2-11
Home 7-4 3-5
Away 5-5 0-7
Neutral 2-2 1-4
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 72.8 71.3
Avg Pts Against 69.7 79.5
Massey 13.7 (#19) -0.8 (#175)
Bradley-Terry 1.86 (#53) 0.13 (#156)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.86 (#56) 0.73 (#128)
RPI 0.545 (#102) 0.498 (#163)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU BC
FG% 48.7% 43.7%
3PT% 39.3% 31.8%
REB / G 34.0 33.1
OREB / G 10.7 8.7
AST / TO 1.33 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 51.1%
TOV% 16.0% 19.7%
ORB% 29.4% 23.4%
FT Rate 17.8% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 56.2%
Opp TOV% 29.1% 20.1%
DRB% 67.3% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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