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Atlantic Coast Conference · Petersen Events Center · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money PITT +230 / NCSU -285
Model Predictions
Spread Total PITT win
Actual NCSU +9 153 Lost
Massey NCSU -8.6 (-0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 151.7 (+1.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 23% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -7.1 (-1.9) 145.5 (+7.5) 27% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -5.3 (-3.7) 145.5 (+7.5) 31% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -8.1 (-0.9) 147.1 (+5.9) 24% ✓
Baseline ML NCSU -7.5 (-1.5) 146.6 (+6.4) 27% ✓

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 11, 2026 NCSU 98 – 88 PITT
Mar 6, 2025 NCSU 71 – 63 PITT
Mar 10, 2024 PITT 81 – 73 NCSU
Feb 8, 2024 PITT 67 – 64 NCSU
Dec 3, 2022 PITT 68 – 60 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PITT NCSU
Overall 13-20 20-14
Conference 5-13 10-8
Home 8-10 11-6
Away 3-8 6-4
Neutral 2-2 3-4
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.5 83.2
Avg Pts Against 71.8 76.3
Massey 5.3 (#100) 17.1 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 0.10 (#161) 1.90 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.33 (#144) 2.72 (#47)
RPI 0.504 (#167) 0.581 (#52)
Shooting & Four Factors PITT NCSU
FG% 45.1% 47.6%
3PT% 34.7% 39.6%
REB / G 34.4 36.1
OREB / G 11.5 9.9
AST / TO 1.23 1.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 56.6%
TOV% 16.5% 13.7%
ORB% 33.3% 28.5%
FT Rate 20.9% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 20.1%
DRB% 71.7% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 27.2%

Game Analysis

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