Gaga googa ga ga googa ga ga goo ga ga "Night of the Thumpasaurus People" - Parliament
(8) Florida Atlantic Owls
65 77 OT
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Northwestern Wildcats
Barclays Center (Neutral) · March 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money FAU -188 / NU +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total FAU win
Actual NU +12 142 Lost
Massey FAU -2.0 (-14.0)
Massey Totals 149.6 (-7.6)
Bradley-Terry 49%
Weighted B-T 49%
Baseline Plus ML FAU -2.3 (-14.3) 144.9 (-2.9) 51%
Model 4 ML FAU -2.2 (-14.2) 140.9 (+1.1) 55%
Model 3 ML FAU -2.3 (-14.3) 145.8 (-3.8) 60%
Baseline ML FAU -2.3 (-14.3) 144.8 (-2.8) 51%

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 FAU NU
Overall 25-9 22-12
Conference 14-4 12-8
Home 13-1 15-2
Away 5-5 4-7
Neutral 7-3 3-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 82.0 73.3
Avg Pts Against 73.4 69.1
Massey 12.3 (#36) 10.3 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 1.93 (#42) 1.95 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.49 (#35) 2.55 (#32)
RPI 0.602 (#15) 0.549 (#80)
Shooting & Four Factors FAU NU
FG% 48.1% 45.9%
3PT% 35.6% 39.4%
REB / G 38.1 31.2
OREB / G 11.7 8.4
AST / TO 1.35 1.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 53.2%
TOV% 15.7% 13.3%
ORB% 33.7% 25.6%
FT Rate 25.0% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 18.8%
DRB% 70.9% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 28.4%

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