They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Virginia Cavaliers
62 – 80
FINAL Conference
Duke Blue Devils
Atlantic Coast Conference · John Paul Jones Arena · February 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -13.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money UVA +700 / DUKE -1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual DUKE +18 142 Lost
Massey DUKE -18.2 (+0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 125.1 (+16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 8% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -12.6 (-5.4) 125.7 (+16.3) 13% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -12.1 (-5.9) 127.2 (+14.8) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -12.7 (-5.3) 134.6 (+7.4) 16% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -12.4 (-5.6) 133.6 (+8.4) 14% ✓

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
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 UVA DUKE
Overall 15-17 35-4
Conference 8-12 19-1
Home 10-7 17-0
Away 4-7 10-1
Neutral 1-3 8-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 64.8 83.2
Avg Pts Against 66.8 62.8
Massey 4.1 (#107) 25.5 (#2)
Bradley-Terry 0.77 (#111) 3.82 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.11 (#97) 4.92 (#5)
RPI 0.527 (#128) 0.651 (#6)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA DUKE
FG% 44.8% 48.5%
3PT% 37.7% 37.8%
REB / G 30.7 38.4
OREB / G 7.2 10.9
AST / TO 1.50 1.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 57.2%
TOV% 16.9% 14.9%
ORB% 23.9% 34.4%
FT Rate 19.7% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 44.4%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 18.0%
DRB% 71.9% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 17.6%

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