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(8) Nebraska Cornhuskers
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Texas A&M Aggies
FedExForum (Neutral) · March 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TA&M -1.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money NEB -111 / TA&M -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual TA&M +15 181 Lost
Massey NEB -2.1 (-17.1)
Massey Totals 143.5 (+37.5)
Bradley-Terry 59%
Weighted B-T 56%
Baseline Plus ML NEB -0.8 (-15.8) 149.2 (+31.8) 43%
Model 4 ML NEB -2.0 (-17.0) 147.0 (+34.0) 43%
Model 3 ML NEB -2.4 (-17.4) 146.0 (+35.0) 62%
Baseline ML NEB -2.7 (-17.7) 150.4 (+30.6) 44%

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 NEB TA&M
Overall 23-11 21-15
Conference 12-8 9-9
Home 18-1 10-5
Away 3-8 6-6
Neutral 2-2 5-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 76.0
Avg Pts Against 70.9 72.0
Massey 12.5 (#33) 10.5 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 2.14 (#28) 1.76 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.65 (#28) 2.42 (#40)
RPI 0.578 (#41) 0.557 (#72)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB TA&M
FG% 45.2% 39.9%
3PT% 35.8% 28.4%
REB / G 37.9 42.7
OREB / G 9.7 17.3
AST / TO 1.38 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 45.4%
TOV% 15.9% 14.3%
ORB% 28.0% 41.9%
FT Rate 24.4% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 16.8%
DRB% 70.2% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 22.0%

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