You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
NC State Wolfpack
61 – 76
FINAL Conference
Virginia Cavaliers
Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money NCSU -205 / UVA +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual UVA +15 137 Lost
Massey NCSU -5.9 (-20.9) — —
Massey Totals — 164.5 (-27.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -6.0 (-21.0) 153.0 (-16.0) 71% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -3.1 (-18.1) 153.5 (-16.5) 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -6.1 (-21.1) 153.5 (-16.5) 74% ✗
Baseline ML NCSU -6.0 (-21.0) 153.5 (-16.5) 71% ✗

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 UVA 81 – 74 NCSU
Feb 25, 2026 UVA 90 – 61 NCSU
Dec 31, 2024 UVA 70 – 67 NCSU
Mar 16, 2024 NCSU 73 – 65 UVA
Jan 25, 2024 UVA 59 – 53 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU UVA
Overall 20-14 30-6
Conference 10-8 15-3
Home 11-6 16-1
Away 6-4 8-2
Neutral 3-4 6-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 80.4
Avg Pts Against 76.3 68.8
Massey 16.9 (#24) 14.8 (#33)
Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#53) 2.21 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.16 (#42) 2.95 (#48)
RPI 0.575 (#62) 0.587 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU UVA
FG% 48.7% 48.2%
3PT% 38.5% 37.5%
REB / G 37.6 42.5
OREB / G 10.2 14.8
AST / TO 1.65 1.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.4% 56.5%
TOV% 14.6% 15.1%
ORB% 29.7% 40.9%
FT Rate 26.6% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 44.3%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 17.0%
DRB% 74.3% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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