Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
(2) Marquette Golden Eagles
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) NC State Wolfpack
American Airlines Center (Neutral) · March 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -7.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money MARQ -333 / NCSU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual NCSU +9 125 Lost
Massey MARQ -7.2 (-16.2)
Massey Totals 151.2 (-26.2)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 74%
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -5.4 (-14.4) 145.2 (-20.2) 55%
Model 4 ML MARQ -6.5 (-15.5) 145.5 (-20.5) 52%
Model 3 ML MARQ -6.7 (-15.7) 145.9 (-20.9) 77%
Baseline ML MARQ -6.5 (-15.5) 141.6 (-16.6) 64%

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 MARQ NCSU
Overall 27-10 26-15
Conference 14-6 9-11
Home 14-2 12-5
Away 7-5 4-7
Neutral 6-3 10-3
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.1 75.6
Avg Pts Against 69.8 71.8
Massey 17.0 (#14) 9.8 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 2.82 (#7) 1.96 (#41)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.36 (#9) 2.31 (#46)
RPI 0.614 (#13) 0.548 (#80)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ NCSU
FG% 48.2% 45.1%
3PT% 36.0% 34.7%
REB / G 32.7 35.2
OREB / G 8.7 10.3
AST / TO 1.61 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 50.9%
TOV% 14.4% 13.7%
ORB% 25.8% 28.7%
FT Rate 17.8% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 21.1% 17.7%
DRB% 69.0% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 23.1%

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