I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
(1) Houston Cougars
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(16) Longwood Lancers
FedExForum (Neutral) · March 23, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -24.5 Home covered
O/U 129.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +40 132 Won
Massey HOU -22.8 (+17.2)
Massey Totals 126.1 (+5.9)
Bradley-Terry 98%
Weighted B-T 99%
Baseline Plus ML HOU -27.4 (+12.6) 130.1 (+1.9) 90%
Model 4 ML HOU -20.7 (+19.3) 125.1 (+6.9) 90%
Model 3 ML HOU -23.3 (+16.7) 128.4 (+3.6) 90%
Baseline ML HOU -24.8 (+15.2) 128.1 (+3.9) 91%

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 HOU LONG
Overall 32-5 21-14
Conference 15-3 6-10
Home 17-0 13-3
Away 7-3 5-10
Neutral 8-2 3-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.5 72.9
Avg Pts Against 57.6 70.2
Massey 23.3 (#1) 0.5 (#161)
Bradley-Terry 3.71 (#3) -0.14 (#187)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.34 (#3) -0.23 (#188)
RPI 0.648 (#2) 0.496 (#181)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU LONG
FG% 43.4% 44.5%
3PT% 34.7% 34.2%
REB / G 37.6 36.9
OREB / G 13.6 12.8
AST / TO 1.46 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 49.4%
TOV% 13.7% 17.9%
ORB% 36.9% 36.7%
FT Rate 20.8% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.0% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 24.6% 19.5%
DRB% 69.8% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 25.3%

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