But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Virginia Cavaliers
61 – 68
FINAL Conference
NC State Wolfpack
Atlantic Coast Conference · John Paul Jones Arena · February 24, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -10.5 Away covered
O/U 126.5 Over
Money UVA -700 / NCSU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual NCSU +7 129 Lost
Massey UVA -9.7 (-16.7) — —
Massey Totals — 129.4 (-0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -9.1 (-16.1) 130.6 (-1.6) 82% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVA -8.9 (-15.9) 121.0 (+8.0) 81% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UVA -10.1 (-17.1) 125.6 (+3.4) 80% ✗
Baseline ML UVA -9.5 (-16.5) 131.1 (-2.1) 80% ✗

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 UVA NCSU
Overall 18-7 14-11
Conference 13-4 9-8
Home 10-1 7-4
Away 6-3 5-5
Neutral 2-4 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 65.6 72.8
Avg Pts Against 58.2 69.7
Massey 15.3 (#13) 7.9 (#74)
Bradley-Terry 2.57 (#19) 0.76 (#111)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.77 (#10) 1.01 (#108)
RPI 0.612 (#18) 0.513 (#151)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA NCSU
FG% 49.0% 47.3%
3PT% 40.0% 36.1%
REB / G 31.5 32.5
OREB / G 6.2 10.2
AST / TO 1.46 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.3% 53.1%
TOV% 15.7% 19.3%
ORB% 22.1% 30.5%
FT Rate 17.5% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 23.1%
DRB% 78.1% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 21.6%

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