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Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money NCSU -375 / UNC +295
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual NCSU +24 140 Won
Massey NCSU -2.9 (+21.1) — —
Massey Totals — 160.8 (-20.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -2.3 (+21.7) 155.0 (-15.0) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -2.3 (+21.7) 154.4 (-14.4) 61% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -2.3 (+21.7) 157.1 (-17.1) 55% ✓
Baseline ML NCSU -2.6 (+21.4) 157.4 (-17.4) 66% ✓

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 20, 2025 UNC 97 – 73 NCSU
Jan 11, 2025 UNC 63 – 61 NCSU
Mar 17, 2024 NCSU 84 – 76 UNC
Mar 2, 2024 UNC 79 – 70 NCSU
Jan 11, 2024 UNC 67 – 54 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU UNC
Overall 20-14 24-9
Conference 10-8 12-6
Home 11-6 18-0
Away 6-4 4-6
Neutral 3-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 83.2 79.7
Avg Pts Against 76.3 71.6
Massey 16.9 (#27) 17.0 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 2.37 (#36) 3.23 (#20)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.11 (#40) 3.77 (#26)
RPI 0.599 (#37) 0.645 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU UNC
FG% 47.8% 47.6%
3PT% 39.4% 34.5%
REB / G 35.1 38.8
OREB / G 9.4 11.0
AST / TO 1.69 1.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.6% 54.9%
TOV% 13.6% 13.4%
ORB% 27.7% 32.1%
FT Rate 26.6% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 13.9%
DRB% 71.0% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 16.9%

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