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 · John Paul Jones Arena · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -6.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money UVA -290 / UNC +235
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual UNC +5 165 Lost
Massey UVA -6.8 (-11.8) — —
Massey Totals — 152.2 (+12.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -8.0 (-13.0) 146.7 (+18.3) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVA -6.3 (-11.3) 146.2 (+18.8) 76% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UVA -8.6 (-13.6) 146.2 (+18.8) 80% ✗
Baseline ML UVA -7.9 (-12.9) 144.9 (+20.1) 79% ✗

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 22, 2025 UNC 81 – 66 UVA
Feb 24, 2024 UNC 54 – 44 UVA
Mar 10, 2023 UVA 68 – 59 UNC
Feb 25, 2023 UNC 71 – 63 UVA
Jan 11, 2023 UVA 65 – 58 UNC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVA UNC
Overall 30-6 24-9
Conference 15-3 12-6
Home 16-1 18-0
Away 8-2 4-6
Neutral 6-3 2-3
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 80.4 79.7
Avg Pts Against 68.8 71.6
Massey 19.4 (#16) 15.7 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 3.47 (#15) 2.78 (#24)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.40 (#17) 3.37 (#32)
RPI 0.648 (#13) 0.630 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA UNC
FG% 47.4% 48.2%
3PT% 37.1% 34.1%
REB / G 41.9 40.7
OREB / G 14.2 11.7
AST / TO 1.61 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 55.5%
TOV% 15.9% 14.6%
ORB% 40.6% 34.5%
FT Rate 25.5% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.5% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 13.6%
DRB% 69.6% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 16.5%

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