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(1) UConn Huskies
75 – 60
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(1) Purdue Boilermakers
State Farm Stadium (Neutral) · April 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -6.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money CONN -278 / PUR +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +15 135 Won
Massey CONN -1.1 (+13.9) — —
Massey Totals — 146.3 (-11.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -1.5 (+13.5) 142.1 (-7.1) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -1.9 (+13.1) 141.6 (-6.6) 62% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -1.9 (+13.1) 140.6 (-5.6) 59% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -0.8 (+14.2) 140.6 (-5.6) 53% ✓

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 CONN PUR
Overall 37-3 34-5
Conference 18-2 17-3
Home 17-0 16-0
Away 8-3 7-3
Neutral 12-0 11-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak W13 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 82.3
Avg Pts Against 63.4 69.0
Massey 23.9 (#1) 22.7 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 4.17 (#1) 3.99 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.90 (#1) 4.88 (#2)
RPI 0.645 (#2) 0.679 (#1)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN PUR
FG% 49.8% 48.9%
3PT% 36.0% 40.6%
REB / G 38.9 40.8
OREB / G 11.7 12.3
AST / TO 1.95 1.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.0% 56.1%
TOV% 14.5% 16.5%
ORB% 36.6% 37.8%
FT Rate 24.0% 29.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 13.7%
DRB% 73.4% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 16.0%

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