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Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money NCSU -275 / CAL +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual CAL +3 127 Lost
Massey NCSU -7.0 (-10.0)
Massey Totals 148.3 (-21.3)
Bradley-Terry 71%
Weighted B-T 78%
Baseline ML NCSU -5.5 (-8.5) 141.8 (-14.8) 71%
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -5.4 (-8.4) 141.9 (-14.9) 72%
Efficiency Plus ML NCSU -6.1 (-9.1) 139.6 (-12.6) 75%
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -5.2 (-8.2) 140.7 (-13.7) 72%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 6, 2025 CAL 7462 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU CAL
Overall 12-19 14-19
Conference 5-15 6-14
Home 12-6 11-6
Away 0-11 2-11
Neutral 0-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 75.6
Avg Pts Against 70.4 76.8
Massey 5.5 (#92) 2.2 (#126)
Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#149) 0.11 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#117) 0.27 (#149)
RPI 0.492 (#188) 0.498 (#180)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU CAL
FG% 45.4% 43.6%
3PT% 32.2% 33.4%
REB / G 32.5 36.3
OREB / G 10.5 12.8
AST / TO 1.38 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 49.9%
TOV% 14.7% 17.5%
ORB% 30.5% 35.3%
FT Rate 25.5% 29.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 16.7%
DRB% 66.2% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 23.7%

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