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(2) Iowa State Cyclones
67 – 56
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(7) Washington State Cougars
CHI Health Center Omaha (Neutral) · March 23, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 126.5 Under
Money ISU -275 / WSU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +11 123 Won
Massey ISU -8.2 (+2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 129.9 (-6.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -6.9 (+4.1) 128.5 (-5.5) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -5.8 (+5.2) 126.8 (-3.8) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -6.3 (+4.7) 128.6 (-5.6) 74% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -6.5 (+4.5) 128.4 (-5.4) 76% ✓

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 ISU WSU
Overall 29-8 25-10
Conference 13-5 14-6
Home 18-0 15-2
Away 5-5 6-4
Neutral 6-3 4-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.3 73.5
Avg Pts Against 61.5 66.7
Massey 20.2 (#5) 12.0 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 2.99 (#4) 2.11 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.56 (#5) 2.38 (#40)
RPI 0.602 (#18) 0.578 (#41)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU WSU
FG% 46.7% 46.4%
3PT% 35.3% 34.3%
REB / G 33.8 37.8
OREB / G 10.6 11.2
AST / TO 1.50 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 51.9%
TOV% 15.5% 16.2%
ORB% 31.3% 32.9%
FT Rate 24.7% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 25.7% 15.7%
DRB% 70.7% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 23.6%

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