I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
(16) Montana State Bobcats
81 88 OT
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(16) Grambling Tigers
UD Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money MTST -213 / GRAM +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual GRAM +7 169 Lost
Massey MTST -4.4 (-11.4)
Massey Totals 135.7 (+33.3)
Bradley-Terry 50%
Weighted B-T 55%
Efficiency Plus ML MTST -2.7 (-9.7) 136.4 (+32.6) 61%
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -2.6 (-9.6) 136.5 (+32.5) 60%
Baseline ML MTST -2.3 (-9.3) 136.7 (+32.3) 59%
Baseline Plus ML MTST -2.4 (-9.4) 136.2 (+32.8) 60%

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 MTST GRAM
Overall 17-18 21-15
Conference 9-9 14-4
Home 10-7 9-3
Away 4-10 7-9
Neutral 3-1 5-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 65.4
Avg Pts Against 74.8 69.5
Massey -3.2 (#222) -7.6 (#296)
Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#213) -0.33 (#212)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.35 (#201) -0.56 (#221)
RPI 0.478 (#219) 0.520 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST GRAM
FG% 46.3% 43.1%
3PT% 36.4% 34.1%
REB / G 29.9 30.8
OREB / G 6.6 8.8
AST / TO 1.07 0.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 48.2%
TOV% 16.8% 20.3%
ORB% 20.5% 28.1%
FT Rate 22.5% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 19.0%
DRB% 71.2% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.4% 25.0%

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