He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Duke Blue Devils
66 – 65
FINAL Conference
Virginia Cavaliers
Atlantic Coast Conference · Cameron Indoor Stadium · February 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -2.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money DUKE +140 / UVA -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +1 131 Won
Massey UVA -2.9 (+3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 132.8 (-1.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 21% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -1.3 (+2.3) 136.0 (-5.0) 41% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVA -1.2 (+2.2) 130.8 (+0.2) 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UVA -0.6 (+1.6) 133.2 (-2.2) 52% ✓
Baseline ML UVA -1.4 (+2.4) 134.2 (-3.2) 52% ✓

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 15, 2026 DUKE 74 – 70 UVA
Feb 28, 2026 DUKE 77 – 51 UVA
Feb 18, 2025 DUKE 80 – 62 UVA
Mar 2, 2024 DUKE 73 – 48 UVA
Mar 12, 2023 DUKE 59 – 49 UVA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUKE UVA
Overall 13-11 18-7
Conference 9-9 13-4
Home 8-5 10-1
Away 3-6 6-3
Neutral 2-1 2-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.0 65.6
Avg Pts Against 68.5 58.2
Massey 10.2 (#52) 15.5 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#84) 2.88 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.05 (#64) 3.92 (#7)
RPI 0.529 (#119) 0.622 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE UVA
FG% 46.7% 48.9%
3PT% 35.7% 39.8%
REB / G 36.1 31.5
OREB / G 11.7 6.0
AST / TO 1.19 1.51
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 57.4%
TOV% 18.5% 15.4%
ORB% 33.0% 21.5%
FT Rate 16.4% 17.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 15.7%
DRB% 73.6% 77.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 17.1%

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