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(10) Virginia Cavaliers
42 67
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(10) Colorado State Rams
UD Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CSU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 121.5 Under
Money UVA +125 / CSU -163
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual CSU +25 109 Lost
Massey CSU -3.2 (-21.8)
Massey Totals 117.8 (-8.8)
Bradley-Terry 46%
Weighted B-T 35%
Efficiency Plus ML CSU -3.1 (-21.9) 119.0 (-10.0) 40%
Baseline Tuned ML CSU -3.2 (-21.8) 123.5 (-14.5) 39%
Baseline ML CSU -2.9 (-22.1) 125.0 (-16.0) 39%
Baseline Plus ML CSU -4.4 (-20.6) 122.7 (-13.7) 44%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVA CSU
Overall 23-11 25-11
Conference 13-7 10-8
Home 15-2 15-2
Away 5-6 4-7
Neutral 3-3 6-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 62.9 74.0
Avg Pts Against 59.8 67.9
Massey 8.6 (#69) 11.8 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 2.02 (#38) 2.17 (#28)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#53) 2.72 (#25)
RPI 0.578 (#41) 0.597 (#21)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA CSU
FG% 43.4% 48.2%
3PT% 36.3% 33.2%
REB / G 32.8 32.5
OREB / G 8.8 7.6
AST / TO 1.86 1.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 54.6%
TOV% 13.3% 14.8%
ORB% 26.0% 24.3%
FT Rate 16.0% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 16.9%
DRB% 71.9% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 23.6%

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