Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
(1) North Carolina Tar Heels
90 62
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(16) Wagner Seahawks
Spectrum Center (Neutral) · March 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNC -24.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNC win
Actual UNC +28 152 Won
Massey UNC -25.1 (+2.9)
Massey Totals 131.1 (+20.9)
Bradley-Terry 98%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML UNC -22.5 (+5.5) 135.0 (+17.0) 90%
Model 4 ML UNC -21.8 (+6.2) 136.3 (+15.7) 90%
Model 3 ML UNC -21.8 (+6.2) 133.1 (+18.9) 90%
Baseline ML UNC -22.2 (+5.8) 133.6 (+18.4) 90%

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 UNC WAG
Overall 29-8 17-16
Conference 17-3 7-9
Home 14-1 7-5
Away 8-2 9-10
Neutral 7-5 1-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.9 62.0
Avg Pts Against 70.5 64.1
Massey 18.1 (#9) -7.1 (#289)
Bradley-Terry 2.92 (#5) -1.08 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.78 (#4) -1.56 (#297)
RPI 0.619 (#10) 0.459 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors UNC WAG
FG% 44.9% 39.0%
3PT% 35.4% 32.0%
REB / G 41.1 35.0
OREB / G 12.1 10.6
AST / TO 1.40 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 45.1%
TOV% 14.4% 15.8%
ORB% 32.8% 29.1%
FT Rate 27.8% 18.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 16.9%
DRB% 76.6% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 20.6%

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