So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -17.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money NCSU -2400 / GT +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual GT +4 152 Lost
Massey NCSU -19.8 (-23.8) — —
Massey Totals — 158.0 (-6.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -16.9 (-20.9) 152.0 (+0.0) 90% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -14.3 (-18.3) 154.0 (-2.0) 89% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -18.9 (-22.9) 153.2 (-1.2) 90% ✗
Baseline ML NCSU -18.2 (-22.2) 151.8 (+0.2) 90% ✗

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 1, 2025 GT 87 – 62 NCSU
Feb 3, 2024 NCSU 82 – 76 GT
Feb 4, 2023 NCSU 72 – 64 GT
Jan 18, 2023 NCSU 78 – 66 GT
Feb 16, 2022 NCSU 76 – 61 GT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU GT
Overall 20-14 11-20
Conference 10-8 2-16
Home 11-6 10-9
Away 6-4 1-9
Neutral 3-4 0-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L12
Avg Pts For 83.2 73.8
Avg Pts Against 76.3 77.4
Massey 18.0 (#21) 1.6 (#145)
Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#50) -0.20 (#189)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.91 (#47) -0.37 (#200)
RPI 0.579 (#53) 0.489 (#194)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU GT
FG% 48.5% 44.9%
3PT% 40.1% 35.6%
REB / G 36.6 39.3
OREB / G 10.2 11.4
AST / TO 1.69 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.5% 50.4%
TOV% 14.0% 18.9%
ORB% 29.8% 32.3%
FT Rate 26.2% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 16.1%
DRB% 74.0% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 23.0%

Game Analysis

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