Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Atlantic Coast Conference · Conte Forum · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -11.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money BC +575 / NCSU -850
Model Predictions
Spread Total BC win
Actual NCSU +8 150 Lost
Massey NCSU -13.2 (+5.2)
Massey Totals 144.7 (+5.3)
Bradley-Terry 16%
Weighted B-T 8%
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -9.9 (+1.9) 139.6 (+10.4) 18%
Model 4 ML NCSU -10.1 (+2.1) 139.8 (+10.2) 20%
Model 3 ML NCSU -11.7 (+3.7) 136.8 (+13.2) 16%
Baseline ML NCSU -10.9 (+2.9) 138.3 (+11.7) 16%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 15, 2025 NCSU 7062 BC
Feb 24, 2024 NCSU 8170 BC
Dec 2, 2023 NCSU 8478 BC
Feb 11, 2023 NCSU 9262 BC
Feb 24, 2022 BC 6961 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BC NCSU
Overall 11-20 20-14
Conference 4-14 10-8
Home 10-7 11-6
Away 1-10 6-4
Neutral 0-3 3-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak W1 L2
Avg Pts For 67.4 83.2
Avg Pts Against 70.7 76.3
Massey -1.3 (#189) 15.7 (#31)
Bradley-Terry -0.69 (#233) 1.62 (#69)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.62 (#207) 2.52 (#57)
RPI 0.458 (#255) 0.565 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors BC NCSU
FG% 39.4% 48.0%
3PT% 27.9% 37.9%
REB / G 39.6 36.7
OREB / G 12.3 10.0
AST / TO 1.08 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.6% 56.5%
TOV% 15.0% 14.6%
ORB% 30.9% 29.1%
FT Rate 24.6% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.6% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 20.0%
DRB% 71.0% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 26.3%

Game Analysis

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