The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Atlantic Coast Conference · Tucker Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -16.5 Home covered
O/U 163.5 Over
Money FSU +1000 / DUKE -1800
Model Predictions
Spread Total FSU win
Actual DUKE +4 178 Lost
Massey DUKE -15.7 (+11.7)
Massey Totals 160.7 (+17.3)
Bradley-Terry 3%
Weighted B-T 0%
Efficiency Plus ML DUKE -10.2 (+6.2) 155.7 (+22.3) 18%
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -11.2 (+7.2) 153.0 (+25.0) 16%
Baseline ML DUKE -10.3 (+6.3) 152.5 (+25.5) 16%
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -10.7 (+6.7) 154.1 (+23.9) 17%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 DUKE 8079 FSU
Mar 2, 2025 DUKE 10065 FSU
Feb 17, 2024 DUKE 7667 FSU
Dec 31, 2022 DUKE 8667 FSU
Feb 19, 2022 DUKE 8870 FSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FSU DUKE
Overall 18-15 35-3
Conference 10-8 17-1
Home 11-6 15-0
Away 6-5 10-1
Neutral 1-4 10-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.4 81.6
Avg Pts Against 77.9 63.6
Massey 4.7 (#107) 24.3 (#5)
Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#166) 4.34 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.02 (#169) 7.27 (#5)
RPI 0.499 (#174) 0.674 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors FSU DUKE
FG% 41.7% 49.6%
3PT% 31.3% 34.7%
REB / G 38.6 42.2
OREB / G 14.4 12.8
AST / TO 1.30 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 57.7%
TOV% 16.1% 16.0%
ORB% 34.1% 37.7%
FT Rate 23.3% 29.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 43.5%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 19.0%
DRB% 66.1% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 17.5%

Game Analysis

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