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Atlantic Coast Conference · Tucker Center · January 13, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread FSU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money FSU -163 / NCSU +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total FSU win
Actual FSU +32 178 Won
Massey FSU -0.7 (+31.3) — —
Massey Totals — 147.7 (+30.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FSU -2.7 (+29.3) 145.1 (+32.9) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FSU -2.9 (+29.1) 144.7 (+33.3) 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FSU -1.3 (+30.7) 145.9 (+32.1) 58% ✓
Baseline ML FSU -1.8 (+30.2) 145.8 (+32.2) 57% ✓

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 10, 2026 NCSU 113 – 69 FSU
Dec 7, 2024 NCSU 84 – 74 FSU
Feb 28, 2024 FSU 90 – 83 NCSU
Feb 2, 2023 NCSU 94 – 66 FSU
Mar 5, 2022 FSU 89 – 76 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FSU NCSU
Overall 18-7 14-11
Conference 11-4 9-8
Home 12-1 7-4
Away 3-4 5-5
Neutral 4-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 72.8
Avg Pts Against 66.5 69.7
Massey 8.9 (#59) 10.8 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 1.97 (#55) 1.01 (#102)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.68 (#53) 1.40 (#97)
RPI 0.573 (#72) 0.517 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors FSU NCSU
FG% 43.3% 47.2%
3PT% 33.9% 36.0%
REB / G 37.3 34.8
OREB / G 12.1 10.8
AST / TO 1.01 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 53.3%
TOV% 19.1% 17.8%
ORB% 34.1% 30.0%
FT Rate 25.6% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 25.8%
DRB% 70.1% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 20.9%

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