But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Duke Blue Devils
74 – 70
FINAL Neutral Conference ACC
Virginia Cavaliers
Atlantic Coast Conference · Spectrum Center (Neutral) · March 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -6.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money DUKE -305 / UVA +245
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +4 144 Won
Massey DUKE -10.0 (-6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 140.7 (+3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -8.1 (-4.1) 138.1 (+5.9) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -8.3 (-4.3) 139.3 (+4.7) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -9.0 (-5.0) 138.7 (+5.3) 79% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -8.8 (-4.8) 140.0 (+4.0) 76% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

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
Feb 11, 2023 UVA 69 – 62 DUKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUKE UVA
Overall 35-3 30-6
Conference 17-1 15-3
Home 15-0 16-1
Away 10-1 8-2
Neutral 10-2 6-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.6 80.4
Avg Pts Against 63.6 68.8
Massey 28.7 (#2) 18.7 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 5.09 (#3) 3.72 (#7)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.74 (#1) 4.54 (#8)
RPI 0.677 (#2) 0.624 (#11)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE UVA
FG% 49.3% 46.3%
3PT% 35.2% 36.0%
REB / G 40.3 40.5
OREB / G 12.2 13.3
AST / TO 1.61 1.56
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 54.7%
TOV% 15.8% 15.9%
ORB% 37.7% 38.1%
FT Rate 27.4% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 15.6%
DRB% 75.4% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 25.0%

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