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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Pittsburgh · #79 · ACC · 0–0NC State · #54 · ACC · 0–0Wed, Jan 6 · 7:00 PM ETLenovo Center · Raleigh, NC
Model line
NC State −10.1
Win probability
NC State 86%
Projected tempo
69.7
possessions
Site
NC State home
14%Win probability86%

The model makes NC State a 10.1-point favorite, winning about 86 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Pittsburgh offense vs NC State defense

Pittsburgh OStatNC State D
64.6#338Tempo#11569.5
51.0#194eFG%#25452.7
17.3#223TOV%#9118.2
33.9#71ORB%#18230.5
30.4#300FT rate#23236.9
9.2#159Block%#10210.7
52.3#187Assist%#9649.3
51.7#1832P%#20952.2
33.4#2033P%#28135.5
67.4#336FT%—
42.6#1243PA rate#3444.9

NC State offense vs Pittsburgh defense

NC State OStatPittsburgh D
69.5#115Tempo#33864.6
55.0#40eFG%#28153.4
13.1#10TOV%#21516.2
28.2#258ORB%#7028.1
35.1#174FT rate#8330.9
9.4#177Block%#1689.5
54.6#123Assist%#16751.8
52.6#1462P%#26453.7
38.8#83P%#25935.2
76.8#37FT%—
43.4#1043PA rate#12841.0

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Pittsburgh

Wed, Mar 11NNC State54L 88–98
Tue, Mar 10NStanford81W 64–63
Sat, Mar 7ASyracuse76W 71–69
Wed, Mar 4HFlorida St.64L 74–75
Sat, Feb 28ACalifornia94W 72–56

NC State

Tue, Mar 17NTexas10L 66–68
Thu, Mar 12NVirginia14L 74–81
Wed, Mar 11NPittsburgh79W 98–88
Sat, Mar 7HStanford81L 84–85
Mon, Mar 2HDuke1L 64–93