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Atlantic Coast Conference · Cassell Coliseum · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -13.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money VT +675 / DUKE -1050
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual DUKE +14 130 Lost
Massey DUKE -13.6 (-0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 152.8 (-22.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 2% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -11.3 (-2.7) 147.8 (-17.8) 15% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -12.1 (-1.9) 148.6 (-18.6) 15% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -11.7 (-2.3) 144.1 (-14.1) 16% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -11.8 (-2.2) 144.4 (-14.4) 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

Dec 31, 2024 DUKE 88 – 65 VT
Jan 30, 2024 DUKE 77 – 67 VT
Feb 26, 2023 DUKE 81 – 65 VT
Jan 24, 2023 VT 78 – 75 DUKE
Mar 13, 2022 VT 82 – 67 DUKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VT DUKE
Overall 19-13 35-3
Conference 8-10 17-1
Home 14-3 15-0
Away 3-7 10-1
Neutral 2-3 10-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 81.6
Avg Pts Against 74.9 63.6
Massey 10.5 (#58) 27.3 (#2)
Bradley-Terry 2.12 (#45) 5.04 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.84 (#45) 7.22 (#2)
RPI 0.608 (#33) 0.684 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors VT DUKE
FG% 45.0% 49.9%
3PT% 34.9% 34.4%
REB / G 36.2 40.5
OREB / G 11.5 12.5
AST / TO 1.40 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 57.7%
TOV% 14.3% 16.4%
ORB% 32.1% 37.8%
FT Rate 27.8% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 19.6%
DRB% 67.0% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 17.4%

Game Analysis

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