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NC State vs Pittsburgh Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 28 Feb 2021
Tip-off: 21:00
Final 65-62
31-21 34-41
Position#137
Record11-9
FormLLWWW
Points / game73.5
Allowed / game69.8
NC State 🏆
USA
vs
Pittsburgh
USA
Position#215
Record9-9
FormWLLLL
Points / game72.2
Allowed / game70.3
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

NC State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Pittsburgh winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

NC StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Carolina
#105
L
76-86
76
86
-10
A23/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#312
W
72-67
72
67
+5
H28/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#96
L
73-76
73
76
-3
A31/01
NCAA
Virginia
#43
L
57-64
57
64
-7
H04/02
NCAA
Boston College
#332
W
81-65
81
65
+16
A06/02
NCAA
Syracuse
#96
L
68-77
68
77
-9
H09/02
NCAA
Duke
#154
L
53-69
53
69
-16
H13/02
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#215
W
74-73
74
73
+1
A17/02
NCAA
Wake Forest
#312
W
80-62
80
62
+18
A20/02
NCAA
Virginia
#43
W
68-61
68
61
+7
A24/02
NCAA
1H
2H
33-43
43-43
32-21
40-46
47-38
26-38
24-28
33-36
44-24
37-41
33-34
35-43
21-39
32-30
40-39
34-34
51-35
29-27
29-23
39-38
140.2Avg total
70.2Scored
70.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)73.569.8143.3+3.855%
Season at home (11)73.464.9138.3+8.564%
Season away (9)73.875.8149.6-2.044%
Last 10 (10)70.270.0140.2+0.250%
Last 5 (5)68.668.4137.0+0.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)69.375.9145.1-6.629%
vs Similar ◀ (11)71.971.5143.4+0.555%
vs Weaker (12)79.766.4146.1+13.275%
This opponent (Pittsburgh) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PittsburghUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Syracuse
#96
W
96-76
96
76
+20
H16/01
NCAA
Duke
#154
W
79-73
79
73
+6
H20/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#312
L
75-76
75
76
-1
A23/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#105
L
65-75
65
75
-10
H27/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#236
L
58-84
58
84
-26
H31/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#65
W
83-72
83
72
+11
H04/02
NCAA
Virginia
#43
L
66-73
66
73
-7
A06/02
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#84
L
65-71
65
71
-6
A14/02
NCAA
NC State
#137
L
73-74
73
74
-1
H17/02
NCAA
Florida State
#42
L
72-79
72
79
-7
H20/02
NCAA
1H
2H
32-37
64-39
43-34
36-39
45-38
30-38
27-34
38-41
29-41
29-43
31-31
52-41
27-30
39-43
22-31
43-40
39-40
34-34
33-39
39-40
148.5Avg total
73.2Scored
75.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)72.270.3142.4+1.950%
Season at home (12)74.171.7145.8+2.450%
Season away (6)68.367.5135.8+0.850%
Last 10 (10)73.275.3148.5-2.130%
Last 5 (5)71.873.8145.6-2.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)67.776.1143.9-8.414%
vs Similar ◀ (19)67.368.9136.2-1.747%
vs Weaker (4)76.067.5143.5+8.550%
This opponent (NC State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +3.0+3.01st half: -2.7-2.72nd half2nd half: -2.8-2.82nd half: +0.6+0.6
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +3.0+3.01st half: -2.7-2.72nd half2nd half: -2.8-2.82nd half: +0.6+0.6
NC StatePittsburgh
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
NC StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Carolina
#105
L
33-43
33
43
-10
A23/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#312
W
32-21
32
21
+11
H28/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#96
W
47-38
47
38
+9
A31/01
NCAA
Virginia
#43
L
24-28
24
28
-4
H04/02
NCAA
Boston College
#332
W
44-24
44
24
+20
A06/02
NCAA
Syracuse
#96
L
33-34
33
34
-1
H09/02
NCAA
Duke
#154
L
21-39
21
39
-18
H13/02
NCAA
Pittsburgh
#215
W
40-39
40
39
+1
A17/02
NCAA
Wake Forest
#312
W
51-35
51
35
+16
A20/02
NCAA
Virginia
#43
W
29-23
29
23
+6
A24/02
NCAA
67.8Avg total
35.4Scored
32.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.333.070.3+4.270%-
Last 30 at home (16)36.230.466.6+5.875%-
Last 30 away (14)38.536.174.6+2.464%-
Last 10 (10)35.432.467.8+3.060%-
Last 5 (5)34.834.068.8+0.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)33.133.066.1+0.157%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)36.035.771.7+0.364%-
vs Weaker (12)40.830.671.4+10.383%-
This opponent (Pittsburgh) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PittsburghLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Syracuse
#96
L
32-37
32
37
-5
H16/01
NCAA
Duke
#154
W
43-34
43
34
+9
H20/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#312
W
45-38
45
38
+7
A23/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#105
L
27-34
27
34
-7
H27/01
NCAA
Notre Dame
#236
L
29-41
29
41
-12
H31/01
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#65
D
31-31
31
31
+0
H04/02
NCAA
Virginia
#43
L
27-30
27
30
-3
A06/02
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#84
L
22-31
22
31
-9
A14/02
NCAA
NC State
#137
L
39-40
39
40
-1
H17/02
NCAA
Florida State
#42
L
33-39
33
39
-6
H20/02
NCAA
68.3Avg total
32.8Scored
35.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.733.364.0-2.530%-
Last 30 at home (17)32.233.065.2-0.835%-
Last 30 away (13)28.833.662.4-4.823%-
Last 10 (10)32.835.568.3-2.720%-
Last 5 (5)30.434.264.6-3.80%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)29.335.965.1-6.60%-
vs Similar ◀ (19)29.832.161.9-2.232%-
vs Weaker (4)37.534.572.0+3.075%-
This opponent (NC State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
NC State wins
0
Pittsburgh wins
DateGameScore
17/02/21Pittsburgh v NC State73-74
11/03/20NC State v Pittsburgh73-58
29/02/20NC State v Pittsburgh77-73
NC Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/02/21AVirginia68-61
20/02/21AWake Forest80-62
17/02/21APittsburgh74-73
13/02/21HDuke53-69
09/02/21HSyracuse68-77
06/02/21ABoston College81-65
04/02/21HVirginia57-64
31/01/21ASyracuse73-76
28/01/21HWake Forest72-67
23/01/21ANorth Carolina76-86
Pittsburghlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/02/21HFlorida State72-79
17/02/21HNC State73-74
14/02/21AGeorgia Tech65-71
06/02/21AVirginia66-73
04/02/21HVirginia Tech83-72
31/01/21HNotre Dame58-84
27/01/21HNorth Carolina65-75
23/01/21AWake Forest75-76
20/01/21HDuke79-73
16/01/21HSyracuse96-76

📊 11. Overall Statistics

NC State
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW55%
HomeLWLLL64%
AwayLWWWW44%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20119
Win %55%64%44%
Points / game73.573.473.8
Allowed / game69.864.975.8
Point differential+3.8+8.5-2.0
Avg total143.3138.3149.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+30%36%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)75% (4)33% (3)
Overtime %5%0%11%
Pittsburgh
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLL50%
HomeLLWLL50%
AwayWWLLL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18126
Win %50%50%50%
Points / game72.274.168.3
Allowed / game70.371.767.5
Point differential+1.9+2.4+0.8
Avg total142.4145.8135.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+28%33%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)0% (1)67% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Florida State1814478%79.269.7+9.6
2 Virginia Tech2015575%72.164.8+7.3
3 Clemson2015575%65.361.6+3.7
4 SMU Mustangs1511473%74.366.6+7.7
5 Louisville1813572%69.266.2+2.9
6 Virginia2115671%68.860.6+8.2
7 North Carolina2315865%74.369.4+4.9
8 Georgia Tech2113862%75.370.0+5.4
9 Syracuse2113862%76.371.6+4.7
10 Stanford25141156%71.369.0+2.4
11 Duke2011955%75.971.6+4.3
12 NC State2011955%73.569.8+3.8
13 Pittsburgh189950%72.270.3+1.9
14 Notre Dame2291341%72.772.8-0.1
15 Miami (FL)2271532%66.071.4-5.5
16 Wake Forest1961332%66.471.5-5.1
17 California2781930%65.370.0-4.7
18 Boston College1741324%72.778.3-5.6
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
NC State313465
Pittsburgh214162
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