He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
(6) BYU Cougars
67 – 71
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Duquesne Dukes
CHI Health Center Omaha (Neutral) · March 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money BYU -500 / DUQ +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual DUQ +4 138 Lost
Massey BYU -10.9 (-14.9) — —
Massey Totals — 142.1 (-4.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -6.6 (-10.6) 140.0 (-2.0) 73% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -7.5 (-11.5) 140.9 (-2.9) 69% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BYU -6.6 (-10.6) 139.2 (-1.2) 72% ✗
Baseline ML BYU -6.6 (-10.6) 140.1 (-2.1) 71% ✗

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 BYU DUQ
Overall 23-11 25-12
Conference 10-8 10-8
Home 16-2 13-4
Away 3-7 5-6
Neutral 4-2 7-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 69.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 67.2
Massey 17.5 (#10) 6.5 (#88)
Bradley-Terry 2.13 (#30) 1.57 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.56 (#33) 1.80 (#67)
RPI 0.568 (#53) 0.588 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU DUQ
FG% 46.2% 43.3%
3PT% 34.8% 33.9%
REB / G 39.6 34.8
OREB / G 11.9 10.3
AST / TO 1.74 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 50.1%
TOV% 15.3% 17.5%
ORB% 32.8% 29.9%
FT Rate 18.6% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 19.5%
DRB% 75.3% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 25.0%

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