The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Dean E. Smith Center · November 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNC -2.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money UNC -150 / KU +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNC win
Actual UNC +13 161 Won
Massey UNC -14.8 (-1.8)
Massey Totals 147.2 (+13.8)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 97%
Model 3 ML UNC -6.5 (+6.5) 145.4 (+15.6) 72%
Baseline ML UNC -8.1 (+4.9) 140.9 (+20.1) 73%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 9, 2024 KU 9289 UNC
Apr 5, 2022 KU 7269 UNC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNC KU
Overall 24-9 24-11
Conference 12-6 12-6
Home 18-0 13-2
Away 4-6 5-6
Neutral 2-3 6-3
Last 5 1-0 1-0
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 75.1
Avg Pts Against 71.6 69.1
Massey 7.4 (#32) 10.5 (#12)
Bradley-Terry 0.34 (#82) 0.30 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#57) 0.47 (#104)
RPI 0.500 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors UNC KU
FG% 50.8% 56.9%
3PT% 34.5% 37.0%
REB / G 45.0 44.0
OREB / G 12.0 9.0
AST / TO 1.92 6.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.5% 65.5%
TOV% 15.9% 4.7%
ORB% 37.5% 32.1%
FT Rate 27.7% 31.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 37.5% 35.7%
Opp TOV% 22.6% 12.2%
DRB% 76.7% 83.3%
Opp FT Rate 9.4% 19.6%

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