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UCLA Bruins
74 – 76
FINAL Neutral CBS Sports Classic
North Carolina Tar Heels
Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · December 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -1.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money UCLA -115 / UNC -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual UNC +2 150 Lost
Massey UCLA -4.2 (-6.2) — —
Massey Totals — 150.2 (-0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -4.4 (-6.4) 145.8 (+4.2) 65% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -2.3 (-4.3) 145.9 (+4.1) 56% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -3.4 (-5.4) 148.0 (+2.0) 62% ✗
Baseline ML UCLA -4.0 (-6.0) 146.4 (+3.6) 64% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 26, 2022 UNC 73 – 66 UCLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCLA UNC
Overall 23-11 23-14
Conference 13-7 13-7
Home 15-2 12-3
Away 5-5 6-6
Neutral 3-4 5-5
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 80.7
Avg Pts Against 65.2 74.7
Massey 17.7 (#12) 13.5 (#34)
Bradley-Terry 3.03 (#15) 1.92 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.35 (#34) 2.69 (#50)
RPI 0.594 (#46) 0.628 (#21)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA UNC
FG% 48.1% 46.8%
3PT% 34.7% 31.3%
REB / G 35.0 39.2
OREB / G 11.7 10.5
AST / TO 1.52 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 52.6%
TOV% 15.9% 14.1%
ORB% 35.2% 28.6%
FT Rate 23.9% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.0% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 27.4% 15.9%
DRB% 71.9% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 20.9%

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