Dean E. Smith Center · at North Carolina · Conference game
#3DUKEDuke AP #468final
Final
#44UNCNorth Carolina AP #1471▲ winner
Closing lineDUKE -6.5✓ UNC covered by 9.5
Closing total152.5Under by 13.5
Season records: Duke and North Carolina
DUKEThis seasonUNC
21-1Record18-4
13-9ATS12-10
7-15O/U12-10

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: DUKE 79–72 UNC · ✗ DUKE (73%) lost
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
DUKE412768
UNC294271

1st half: DUKE 41, UNC 29 (DUKE by 12). The model had DUKE by 4.3 and a total of 70.3 (actual 70).

Team stats

DUKEUNC
28-62 45%Field goals26-55 47%
7-19 37%3-pointers8-19 42%
5-6 83%Free throws11-14 79%
38 10 offRebounds26 4 off
14Assists9
6Steals5
1Blocks3
8Turnovers7
15Fouls7
36Points in paint22
8Fast-break points6

Players

DUKEMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Cameron Boozer F382411310-212-4
Caleb Foster G349134-81-2
Isaiah Evans G3411224-141-4
Dame Sarr F3313625-62-3
Patrick Ngongba II C164712-50-1
Bench
Maliq Brown F262511-30-2
Cayden Boozer G165222-41-2
Nik Khamenia F30000-10-1

Did not play: Cameron Sheffield, Ifeanyi Ufochukwu, Sebastian Wilkins, Jack Scott, Darren Harris

UNCMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Caleb Wilson F4023428-121-2
Henri Veesaar C35131116-91-2
Derek Dixon G338343-82-4
Seth Trimble G3216205-71-1
Jarin Stevenson F255112-61-3
Bench
Jonathan Powell G153101-31-2
Luka Bogavac G133201-71-4
Kyan Evans G60010-20-1
Jaydon Young G10100-10-0

Did not play: James Brown, Elijah Davis, Zayden High, Isaiah Denis, John Holbrook, Ivan Matlekovic, Evan Smith

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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward DUKE
Total
Up 2 since the open
Moneyline
DUKE -270 · UNC +220
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DUKE -5.5 · closed DUKE -6.5 · moved 1 toward DUKEmodel DUKE -7
Opened 150.5 · closed 152.5 · moved 2 upmodel 150.5
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edgeResult
SpreadDUKE -6.5DUKE -6.9DUKE +0.4L UNC covered
Total152.5150.3Under 2.2W Under
Projected score—DUKE 78.6 · UNC 71.7

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadDUKE -4.3DUKE -12.0
1H total70.370
1H projected scoreDUKE 37.3 · UNC 33DUKE 41 · UNC 29

Duke

21-1 overall · 10-0 in conference · Atlantic Coast Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs Boston College67–49
  • W@ Virginia Tech72–58
  • Wvs Louisville83–52
  • Wvs Wake Forest90–69
  • W@ Stanford80–50

4 days since their last game.

North Carolina

18-4 overall · 6-3 in conference · Atlantic Coast Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs Syracuse87–77
  • W@ Georgia Tech91–75
  • W@ Virginia85–80
  • Wvs Notre Dame91–69
  • L@ California78–84

5 days since their last game.