We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
(3) Creighton Bluejays
77 – 60
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(14) Akron Zips
PPG Paints Arena (Neutral) · March 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -12.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money CREI -1000 / AKR +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual CREI +17 137 Won
Massey CREI -13.2 (+3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 141.0 (-4.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -9.4 (+7.6) 139.5 (-2.5) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -10.1 (+6.9) 140.2 (-3.2) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CREI -9.3 (+7.7) 139.4 (-2.4) 81% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -9.9 (+7.1) 140.3 (-3.3) 83% ✓

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 CREI AKR
Overall 25-10 24-11
Conference 14-6 13-5
Home 14-2 13-1
Away 8-4 7-6
Neutral 3-4 4-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.4 72.0
Avg Pts Against 69.9 67.1
Massey 17.1 (#14) 3.8 (#111)
Bradley-Terry 2.33 (#20) 0.87 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.08 (#13) 1.09 (#108)
RPI 0.589 (#30) 0.572 (#47)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI AKR
FG% 48.6% 45.3%
3PT% 36.1% 32.0%
REB / G 37.9 36.0
OREB / G 8.3 9.8
AST / TO 1.62 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.5% 51.9%
TOV% 15.2% 17.2%
ORB% 25.9% 29.6%
FT Rate 19.1% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 11.2% 16.4%
DRB% 75.4% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 12.8% 20.1%

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