I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -2.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money SYR -142 / UNC +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual UNC +13 141 Lost
Massey UNC -4.8 (-8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 153.6 (-12.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 26% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNC -2.6 (-10.4) 149.5 (-8.5) 41% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNC -3.4 (-9.6) 147.9 (-6.9) 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNC -2.8 (-10.2) 150.6 (-9.6) 36% ✓
Baseline ML UNC -2.8 (-10.2) 149.7 (-8.7) 39% ✓

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 3, 2026 UNC 87 – 77 SYR
Feb 15, 2025 UNC 88 – 82 SYR
Feb 14, 2024 SYR 86 – 79 UNC
Jan 13, 2024 UNC 103 – 67 SYR
Jan 25, 2023 UNC 72 – 68 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR UNC
Overall 15-17 24-9
Conference 6-12 12-6
Home 12-6 18-0
Away 2-7 4-6
Neutral 1-4 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L6 L3
Avg Pts For 75.0 79.7
Avg Pts Against 74.2 71.6
Massey 8.5 (#73) 16.3 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#70) 3.05 (#20)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.91 (#68) 3.51 (#26)
RPI 0.546 (#82) 0.640 (#11)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR UNC
FG% 47.1% 47.0%
3PT% 33.4% 33.5%
REB / G 34.8 38.8
OREB / G 10.6 11.3
AST / TO 1.17 1.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 54.1%
TOV% 16.1% 13.6%
ORB% 30.0% 32.5%
FT Rate 23.4% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 13.7%
DRB% 66.5% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 16.9%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.