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(11) NC State Wolfpack
79 73 OT
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(14) Oakland Golden Grizzlies
PPG Paints Arena (Neutral) · March 23, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money NCSU -275 / OAK +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total NCSU win
Actual NCSU +6 152 Won
Massey NCSU -6.5 (-0.5)
Massey Totals 148.4 (+3.6)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 80%
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -5.1 (+0.9) 146.5 (+5.5) 65%
Model 4 ML NCSU -7.5 (-1.5) 145.7 (+6.3) 70%
Model 3 ML NCSU -5.9 (+0.1) 145.2 (+6.8) 77%
Baseline ML NCSU -5.8 (+0.2) 143.7 (+8.3) 65%

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 NCSU OAK
Overall 26-15 24-12
Conference 9-11 15-5
Home 12-5 10-3
Away 4-7 9-7
Neutral 10-3 5-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.6 76.4
Avg Pts Against 71.8 73.2
Massey 9.7 (#58) 3.2 (#121)
Bradley-Terry 1.88 (#44) 1.02 (#94)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.25 (#50) 0.86 (#120)
RPI 0.542 (#94) 0.570 (#52)
Shooting & Four Factors NCSU OAK
FG% 45.1% 44.9%
3PT% 34.7% 35.6%
REB / G 34.9 35.8
OREB / G 10.3 10.5
AST / TO 1.35 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 52.1%
TOV% 13.8% 16.0%
ORB% 28.6% 30.5%
FT Rate 24.2% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 16.3%
DRB% 70.6% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 19.8%

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