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Atlantic Coast Conference · LJVM Coliseum · February 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread WAKE -0.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money WAKE +100 / NCSU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total WAKE win
Actual NCSU +18 142 Lost
Massey NCSU -0.2 (-17.8) — —
Massey Totals — 142.2 (-0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 47% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WAKE -0.9 (-18.9) 142.1 (-0.1) 54% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -0.1 (-17.9) 137.4 (+4.6) 49% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WAKE -0.3 (-18.3) 140.4 (+1.6) 48% ✓
Baseline ML WAKE -0.5 (-18.5) 141.2 (+0.8) 49% ✓

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 31, 2026 NCSU 96 – 78 WAKE
Dec 31, 2025 NCSU 70 – 57 WAKE
Feb 22, 2025 NCSU 85 – 73 WAKE
Jan 4, 2025 WAKE 77 – 59 NCSU
Feb 10, 2024 WAKE 83 – 79 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WAKE NCSU
Overall 6-16 14-11
Conference 3-15 9-8
Home 5-6 7-4
Away 1-9 5-5
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 66.1 72.8
Avg Pts Against 72.4 69.7
Massey 4.4 (#109) 7.1 (#81)
Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#166) 0.64 (#123)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#155) 0.83 (#119)
RPI 0.468 (#221) 0.504 (#165)
Shooting & Four Factors WAKE NCSU
FG% 42.9% 47.1%
3PT% 36.1% 35.8%
REB / G 33.5 32.4
OREB / G 9.4 10.2
AST / TO 0.87 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 52.9%
TOV% 20.0% 19.5%
ORB% 27.3% 30.2%
FT Rate 22.1% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 52.4%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 22.9%
DRB% 74.5% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 21.7%

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