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(3) Baylor Bears
64 – 72
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(6) Clemson Tigers
FedExForum (Neutral) · March 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -4.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money BAY -188 / CLEM +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual CLEM +8 136 Lost
Massey BAY -4.2 (-12.2) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (-14.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -2.3 (-10.3) 147.1 (-11.1) 60% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -2.8 (-10.8) 144.5 (-8.5) 61% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BAY -2.2 (-10.2) 146.2 (-10.2) 60% ✗
Baseline ML BAY -2.8 (-10.8) 146.4 (-10.4) 61% ✗

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 BAY CLEM
Overall 24-11 24-12
Conference 11-7 11-9
Home 15-2 12-4
Away 4-5 6-6
Neutral 5-4 6-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.9 77.4
Avg Pts Against 71.1 71.2
Massey 17.4 (#11) 13.2 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 2.42 (#16) 2.16 (#27)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.93 (#16) 2.85 (#19)
RPI 0.597 (#20) 0.590 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY CLEM
FG% 48.3% 46.7%
3PT% 39.9% 35.3%
REB / G 35.0 36.6
OREB / G 11.1 9.2
AST / TO 1.22 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 53.8%
TOV% 17.6% 14.8%
ORB% 35.2% 27.8%
FT Rate 29.6% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 13.8%
DRB% 72.8% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 23.2%

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