But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Dean E. Smith Center · December 13, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNC -29.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNC win
Actual UNC +18 142 Won
Massey UNC -21.7 (-3.7)
Massey Totals 149.1 (-7.1)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML UNC -23.2 (-5.2) 149.9 (-7.9) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML UNC -18.1 (-0.1) 143.5 (-1.5) 90%
Baseline ML UNC -19.3 (-1.3) 143.3 (-1.3) 89%
Baseline Plus ML UNC -19.6 (-1.6) 146.2 (-4.2) 89%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNC UPST
Overall 24-9 13-19
Conference 12-6 5-11
Home 18-0 10-5
Away 4-6 3-13
Neutral 2-3 0-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 71.0
Avg Pts Against 71.6 75.7
Massey 15.1 (#28) -1.9 (#193)
Bradley-Terry 3.53 (#13) 0.10 (#169)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.36 (#11) -0.44 (#200)
RPI 0.644 (#16) 0.495 (#182)
Shooting & Four Factors UNC UPST
FG% 46.2% 43.2%
3PT% 31.7% 30.9%
REB / G 43.4 36.2
OREB / G 12.9 10.4
AST / TO 1.45 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 49.1%
TOV% 15.7% 18.1%
ORB% 36.5% 27.6%
FT Rate 29.4% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.7% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 16.3%
DRB% 73.3% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 17.2% 28.0%

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