I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
NC State Wolfpack
57 – 64
FINAL Conference
Virginia Cavaliers
Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · February 4, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -6.5 Away covered
O/U 127.5 Under
Money NCSU +275 / UVA -275
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual UVA +7 121 Lost
Massey UVA -6.3 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 135.0 (-14.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 18% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -5.8 (-1.2) 136.6 (-15.6) 27% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVA -4.4 (-2.6) 131.1 (-10.1) 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UVA -4.1 (-2.9) 132.9 (-11.9) 29% ✓
Baseline ML UVA -4.4 (-2.6) 135.8 (-14.8) 33% ✓

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
Dec 31, 2024 UVA 70 – 67 NCSU
Mar 16, 2024 NCSU 73 – 65 UVA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU UVA
Overall 14-11 18-7
Conference 9-8 13-4
Home 7-4 10-1
Away 5-5 6-3
Neutral 2-2 2-4
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.8 65.6
Avg Pts Against 69.7 58.2
Massey 7.4 (#78) 16.3 (#9)
Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#128) 2.65 (#23)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.95 (#119) 4.07 (#11)
RPI 0.500 (#168) 0.615 (#19)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU UVA
FG% 46.7% 49.5%
3PT% 36.3% 39.3%
REB / G 32.9 32.4
OREB / G 10.3 6.6
AST / TO 1.08 1.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 57.7%
TOV% 17.8% 14.0%
ORB% 29.1% 23.1%
FT Rate 19.9% 16.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 16.3%
DRB% 67.7% 79.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 17.9%

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