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North Carolina vs Florida State Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 31 Dec 2025
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 79-66
40-34 39-32
Position#45
Record12-1
FormWWWWW
Points / game81.4
Allowed / game63.5
vs
Position#167
Record7-6
FormLLLWW
Points / game85.0
Allowed / game78.3
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · North Carolina v Florida State
30 Dec 2025
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NORT78
FLOR70
12 Feb 2022
NORT94
FLOR74
27 Feb 2021
NORT78
FLOR70
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

North CarolinaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
N. Carolina Central
#258
W
97-53
97
53
+44
H15/11
NCAA
Navy
#24
W
73-61
73
61
+12
H19/11
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#207
W
85-70
85
70
+15
H25/11
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
L
58-74
58
74
-16
A27/11
NCAA
Kentucky
#107
W
67-64
67
64
+3
A03/12
NCAA
Georgetown
#225
W
81-61
81
61
+20
H07/12
NCAA
USC Upstate
#274
W
80-62
80
62
+18
H13/12
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
W
77-58
77
58
+19
H17/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
W
71-70
71
70
+1
A20/12
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
W
99-51
99
51
+48
H23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
39-24
58-29
38-31
35-30
35-33
50-37
28-33
30-41
31-31
36-33
44-39
37-22
37-28
43-34
38-30
39-28
34-31
37-39
49-26
50-25
141.2Avg total
78.8Scored
62.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)81.463.5144.9+17.892%
Season at home (10)86.261.8148.0+24.4100%
Season away (3)65.369.3134.7-4.067%
Last 10 (10)78.862.4141.2+16.490%
Last 5 (5)81.660.4142.0+21.2100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)68.882.0150.8-13.20%
vs Similar (13)75.066.6141.6+8.477%
vs Weaker ◀ (13)89.668.2157.8+21.4100%
This opponent (Florida State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Florida StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UT Martin
#72
W
87-73
87
73
+14
H19/11
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
98-72
98
72
+26
H21/11
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
89-59
89
59
+30
H26/11
NCAA
Texas A&M
#82
L
59-95
59
95
-36
H28/11
NCAA
Georgia
#68
L
73-107
73
107
-34
H03/12
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
67-82
67
82
-15
A07/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
L
95-103
95
103
-8
H13/12
NCAA
Dayton
#65
L
69-97
69
97
-28
A17/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#372
W
96-49
96
49
+47
H20/12
NCAA
Jacksonville Dolphins
#289
W
87-63
87
63
+24
H23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
43-40
44-33
40-29
58-43
35-24
54-35
24-52
35-43
30-49
43-58
33-41
34-41
47-43
48-60
31-42
38-55
54-17
42-32
43-21
44-42
162.0Avg total
82.0Scored
80.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)85.078.3163.3+6.754%
Season at home (10)89.376.1165.4+13.270%
Season away (3)70.785.7156.3-15.00%
Last 10 (10)82.080.0162.0+2.050%
Last 5 (5)82.878.8161.6+4.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)70.285.3155.5-15.118%
vs Similar (11)77.975.3153.2+2.655%
vs Weaker (8)84.066.6150.6+17.462%
This opponent (North Carolina) is Stronger. 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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +6.7+6.71st half: +2.2+2.22nd half2nd half: +9.7+9.72nd half: -0.2-0.2
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +6.7+6.71st half: +2.2+2.22nd half2nd half: +9.7+9.72nd half: -0.2-0.2
North CarolinaFlorida State
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
North CarolinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
N. Carolina Central
#258
W
39-24
39
24
+15
H15/11
NCAA
Navy
#24
W
38-31
38
31
+7
H19/11
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#207
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H25/11
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
L
28-33
28
33
-5
A27/11
NCAA
Kentucky
#107
D
31-31
31
31
+0
A03/12
NCAA
Georgetown
#225
W
44-39
44
39
+5
H07/12
NCAA
USC Upstate
#274
W
37-28
37
28
+9
H13/12
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
W
38-30
38
30
+8
H17/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A20/12
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
W
49-26
49
26
+23
H23/12
NCAA
67.9Avg total
37.3Scored
30.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.334.173.4+5.173%-
Last 30 at home (17)42.131.974.0+10.288%-
Last 30 away (13)35.537.172.6-1.554%-
Last 10 (10)37.330.667.9+6.780%-
Last 5 (5)40.430.871.2+9.6100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)31.046.077.0-15.00%-
vs Similar (13)36.832.269.0+4.569%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)44.332.476.7+11.9100%-
This opponent (Florida State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Florida StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UT Martin
#72
W
43-40
43
40
+3
H19/11
NCAA
Georgia Southern
#142
W
40-29
40
29
+11
H21/11
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
35-24
35
24
+11
H26/11
NCAA
Texas A&M
#82
L
24-52
24
52
-28
H28/11
NCAA
Georgia
#68
L
30-49
30
49
-19
H03/12
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
33-41
33
41
-8
A07/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
W
47-43
47
43
+4
H13/12
NCAA
Dayton
#65
L
31-42
31
42
-11
A17/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#372
W
54-17
54
17
+37
H20/12
NCAA
Jacksonville Dolphins
#289
W
43-21
43
21
+22
H23/12
NCAA
73.8Avg total
38.0Scored
35.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.135.169.2-1.050%-
Last 30 at home (19)35.833.569.4+2.363%-
Last 30 away (11)31.137.868.9-6.727%-
Last 10 (10)38.035.873.8+2.260%-
Last 5 (5)41.632.874.4+8.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)32.342.274.5-9.927%-
vs Similar (11)32.931.164.0+1.864%-
vs Weaker (8)38.230.969.1+7.462%-
This opponent (North Carolina) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
7
North Carolina wins
3
Florida State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/25HEast Carolina99-51
20/12/25AOhio State71-70
17/12/25HEast Tennessee St77-58
13/12/25HUSC Upstate80-62
07/12/25HGeorgetown81-61
03/12/25AKentucky67-64
27/11/25AMichigan State58-74
25/11/25HSt. Bonaventure85-70
19/11/25HNavy73-61
15/11/25HN. Carolina Central97-53
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/25HJacksonville Dolphins87-63
20/12/25HMiss. Valley St.96-49
17/12/25ADayton69-97
13/12/25HUMass95-103
07/12/25AHouston67-82
03/12/25HGeorgia73-107
28/11/25HTexas A&M59-95
26/11/25HCSU Bakersfield89-59
21/11/25HGeorgia Southern98-72
19/11/25HUT Martin87-73

📊 11. Overall Statistics

North Carolina
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW92%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %92%100%67%
Points / game81.486.265.3
Allowed / game63.561.869.3
Point differential+17.8+24.4-4.0
Avg total144.9148.0134.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+77%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)-100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Florida State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW54%
HomeLLLWW70%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %54%70%0%
Points / game85.089.370.7
Allowed / game78.376.185.7
Point differential+6.7+13.2-15.0
Avg total163.3165.4156.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+54%70%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (1)
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 North Carolina1312192%81.463.5+17.8
2 California1312192%83.166.7+16.4
3 Duke1211192%87.262.6+24.6
4 Miami (FL)1311285%89.567.7+21.8
5 Virginia1311285%84.669.5+15.1
6 SMU Mustangs1311285%91.176.5+14.6
7 Virginia Tech1311285%83.172.6+10.5
8 Stanford1311285%81.872.3+9.5
9 Louisville1210283%91.668.2+23.4
10 Clemson1310377%79.765.8+13.8
11 NC State139469%88.372.2+16.2
12 Syracuse139469%74.664.8+9.8
13 Wake Forest139469%83.974.3+9.6
14 Notre Dame139469%76.768.4+8.3
15 Georgia Tech139469%76.570.3+6.2
16 Florida State137654%85.078.3+6.7
17 Pittsburgh137654%74.067.8+6.2
18 Boston College137654%70.666.7+3.9
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
North Carolina403979
Florida State343266
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