Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
NC State Wolfpack
88 – 68
FINAL Conference
Syracuse Orange
Atlantic Coast Conference · Lenovo Center · January 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -10.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money NCSU -650 / SYR +470
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual NCSU +20 156 Won
Massey NCSU -12.3 (+7.7) — —
Massey Totals — 156.0 (-0.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -13.1 (+6.9) 153.8 (+2.2) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -10.6 (+9.4) 152.5 (+3.5) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -12.3 (+7.7) 151.5 (+4.5) 87% ✓
Baseline ML NCSU -12.0 (+8.0) 151.9 (+4.1) 87% ✓

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 27, 2025 SYR 74 – 60 NCSU
Mar 13, 2024 NCSU 83 – 65 SYR
Feb 21, 2024 SYR 87 – 83 NCSU
Jan 28, 2024 SYR 77 – 65 NCSU
Feb 15, 2023 SYR 75 – 72 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NCSU SYR
Overall 20-14 15-17
Conference 10-8 6-12
Home 11-6 12-6
Away 6-4 2-7
Neutral 3-4 1-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L6
Avg Pts For 83.2 75.0
Avg Pts Against 76.3 74.2
Massey 17.5 (#26) 8.4 (#73)
Bradley-Terry 1.99 (#50) 0.92 (#94)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#46) 1.47 (#83)
RPI 0.584 (#49) 0.521 (#128)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU SYR
FG% 47.6% 47.1%
3PT% 39.4% 33.5%
REB / G 35.9 35.4
OREB / G 9.8 10.6
AST / TO 1.70 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 53.2%
TOV% 13.6% 16.7%
ORB% 28.3% 30.4%
FT Rate 27.4% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 19.4%
DRB% 72.2% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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