I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
First Horizon Coliseum (Neutral) · December 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money NCSU -305 / MISS +245
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual NCSU +14 138 Won
Massey NCSU -9.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 155.9 (-17.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -8.3 (+5.7) 145.8 (-7.8) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -5.5 (+8.5) 145.0 (-7.0) 69% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -7.8 (+6.2) 145.9 (-7.9) 77% ✓
Baseline ML NCSU -8.2 (+5.8) 146.5 (-8.5) 78% ✓

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 29, 2023 MISS 72 – 52 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU MISS
Overall 20-14 15-20
Conference 10-8 4-14
Home 11-6 7-9
Away 6-4 3-7
Neutral 3-4 5-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 75.9
Avg Pts Against 76.3 76.1
Massey 16.3 (#26) 6.7 (#89)
Bradley-Terry 1.68 (#61) 0.71 (#124)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.08 (#46) 1.33 (#104)
RPI 0.548 (#96) 0.518 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU MISS
FG% 49.0% 45.7%
3PT% 38.9% 35.6%
REB / G 37.6 35.4
OREB / G 10.5 10.8
AST / TO 1.78 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.8% 51.9%
TOV% 13.4% 15.7%
ORB% 30.3% 32.2%
FT Rate 27.8% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 19.5%
DRB% 73.7% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 25.4%

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