The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
(8) Utah State Aggies
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) TCU Horned Frogs
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 23, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TCU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money USU +145 / TCU -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +16 160 Won
Massey TCU -2.3 (+18.3)
Massey Totals 155.7 (+4.3)
Bradley-Terry 68%
Weighted B-T 60%
Baseline Plus ML USU -0.4 (+15.6) 154.4 (+5.6) 55%
Model 4 ML TCU -0.3 (+16.3) 151.9 (+8.1) 55%
Model 3 ML USU -1.0 (+15.0) 153.4 (+6.6) 55%
Baseline ML USU -0.6 (+15.4) 153.4 (+6.6) 57%

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 USU TCU
Overall 28-7 21-13
Conference 14-4 9-9
Home 14-1 12-4
Away 8-4 6-5
Neutral 6-2 3-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.9 79.0
Avg Pts Against 72.6 71.7
Massey 11.0 (#47) 13.3 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 2.63 (#9) 1.87 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.70 (#25) 2.28 (#48)
RPI 0.617 (#9) 0.536 (#104)
Shooting & Four Factors USU TCU
FG% 48.8% 46.5%
3PT% 32.1% 35.6%
REB / G 36.0 37.0
OREB / G 9.5 12.5
AST / TO 1.44 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 51.9%
TOV% 15.7% 17.9%
ORB% 28.5% 35.5%
FT Rate 28.5% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 20.9%
DRB% 74.6% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 24.9%

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