He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Atlantic Coast Conference · KFC Yum! Center · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -1.5 Away covered
O/U 161.5 Under
Money LOU -108 / DUKE -112
Model Predictions
Spread Total LOU win
Actual DUKE +11 157 Lost
Massey LOU -1.7 (-12.7) — —
Massey Totals — 162.2 (-5.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 6% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LOU -3.2 (-14.2) 157.4 (-0.4) 59% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LOU -5.0 (-16.0) 158.2 (-1.2) 65% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LOU -2.3 (-13.3) 157.9 (-0.9) 54% ✗
Baseline ML LOU -2.7 (-13.7) 158.2 (-1.2) 57% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 27, 2026 DUKE 83 – 52 LOU
Mar 16, 2025 DUKE 73 – 62 LOU
Dec 8, 2024 DUKE 76 – 65 LOU
Feb 29, 2024 DUKE 84 – 59 LOU
Jan 24, 2024 DUKE 83 – 69 LOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LOU DUKE
Overall 24-11 35-3
Conference 11-7 17-1
Home 15-2 15-0
Away 4-7 10-1
Neutral 5-2 10-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.3 81.6
Avg Pts Against 72.5 63.6
Massey 21.5 (#9) 23.6 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 2.53 (#32) 4.33 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.58 (#30) 7.00 (#7)
RPI 0.621 (#26) 0.666 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors LOU DUKE
FG% 47.1% 49.8%
3PT% 35.3% 35.4%
REB / G 42.4 41.4
OREB / G 13.3 12.6
AST / TO 1.61 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.8% 58.1%
TOV% 15.8% 16.4%
ORB% 36.8% 37.8%
FT Rate 29.1% 30.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.9% 45.0%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 19.0%
DRB% 73.2% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 17.6%

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