NC State Wolfpack basketball is set to take on Virginia Wednesday night in PNC Arena at 9 p.m. on ACC Network.
Here's a comparison of how the two teams stack up when looking at several different sets of analytical metrics.
ESPN's Basketball Power Index (BPI)
The Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Here are the national ranks and scores for each team:
NC State: 48th with a rating of 8.5
Virginia: 6th with a rating of 14.8
Win Probability: Virginia 72 percent
Here are the ESPN Team Efficiency Scores:
NC State
Offense: 37th with a score of 5.4
Defense: 73rd with a score of 3.1
Virginia
Offense: 6th with a score of 8.9
Defense: 18th with a score of 5.9
