Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Atlantic Coast Conference · LJVM Coliseum · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money WAKE +185 / NCSU -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total WAKE win
Actual NCSU +18 174 Lost
Massey NCSU -5.0 (-13.0)
Massey Totals 161.0 (+13.0)
Bradley-Terry 42%
Weighted B-T 30%
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -3.8 (-14.2) 155.3 (+18.7) 35%
Model 4 ML NCSU -2.2 (-15.8) 152.8 (+21.2) 43%
Model 3 ML NCSU -3.5 (-14.5) 152.5 (+21.5) 36%
Baseline ML NCSU -4.2 (-13.8) 154.0 (+20.0) 34%

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, 2025 NCSU 7057 WAKE
Feb 22, 2025 NCSU 8573 WAKE
Jan 4, 2025 WAKE 7759 NCSU
Feb 10, 2024 WAKE 8379 NCSU
Jan 17, 2024 NCSU 8376 WAKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WAKE NCSU
Overall 18-17 20-14
Conference 7-11 10-8
Home 13-7 11-6
Away 2-7 6-4
Neutral 3-3 3-4
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.8 83.2
Avg Pts Against 76.9 76.3
Massey 9.8 (#63) 17.9 (#24)
Bradley-Terry 1.19 (#79) 2.07 (#47)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#88) 2.85 (#43)
RPI 0.556 (#74) 0.589 (#46)
Shooting & Four Factors WAKE NCSU
FG% 44.9% 47.8%
3PT% 33.8% 39.0%
REB / G 33.5 36.3
OREB / G 10.9 10.0
AST / TO 1.27 1.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 56.4%
TOV% 16.3% 13.7%
ORB% 30.7% 29.1%
FT Rate 24.7% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 19.9%
DRB% 65.8% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 25.8%

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