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Duke Blue Devils
74 – 71
FINAL Neutral Conference ACC
North Carolina Tar Heels
Atlantic Coast Conference · Spectrum Center (Neutral) · March 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -7.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money DUKE -320 / UNC +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +3 145 Won
Massey DUKE -13.3 (-10.3) — —
Massey Totals — 153.4 (-8.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -9.9 (-6.9) 148.6 (-3.6) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -9.1 (-6.1) 149.8 (-4.8) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -9.4 (-6.4) 149.3 (-4.3) 82% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -9.2 (-6.2) 150.3 (-5.3) 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 7, 2026 DUKE 76 – 61 UNC
Feb 7, 2026 UNC 71 – 68 DUKE
Mar 8, 2025 DUKE 82 – 69 UNC
Feb 1, 2025 DUKE 87 – 70 UNC
Mar 9, 2024 UNC 84 – 79 DUKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUKE UNC
Overall 35-4 23-14
Conference 19-1 13-7
Home 17-0 12-3
Away 10-1 6-6
Neutral 8-3 5-5
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 80.7
Avg Pts Against 62.8 74.7
Massey 27.4 (#1) 14.1 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 4.08 (#4) 2.24 (#42)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.19 (#4) 2.84 (#40)
RPI 0.653 (#3) 0.597 (#27)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE UNC
FG% 48.9% 47.6%
3PT% 38.1% 35.7%
REB / G 38.9 36.9
OREB / G 11.3 9.8
AST / TO 1.80 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.6% 54.3%
TOV% 14.2% 15.1%
ORB% 35.5% 29.2%
FT Rate 24.8% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.3% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 15.0%
DRB% 74.0% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.2% 22.3%

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