I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
(4) Virginia Cavaliers
67 – 68
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) Furman Paladins
Kia Center (Neutral) · March 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -5.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money UVA -250 / FUR +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual FUR +1 135 Lost
Massey UVA -5.0 (-6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 134.9 (+0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -4.5 (-5.5) 135.1 (-0.1) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVA -3.8 (-4.8) 131.5 (+3.5) 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UVA -3.8 (-4.8) 132.4 (+2.6) 69% ✗
Baseline ML UVA -4.3 (-5.3) 135.4 (-0.4) 67% ✗

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 UVA FUR
Overall 25-8 28-8
Conference 15-5 15-3
Home 15-1 14-2
Away 6-5 8-3
Neutral 4-2 6-3
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 67.8 79.2
Avg Pts Against 60.5 71.4
Massey 11.0 (#36) 6.0 (#91)
Bradley-Terry 2.55 (#15) 0.94 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.07 (#17) 1.14 (#97)
RPI 0.610 (#11) 0.553 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA FUR
FG% 44.9% 47.6%
3PT% 35.3% 34.4%
REB / G 32.0 35.3
OREB / G 8.2 10.0
AST / TO 1.85 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 55.6%
TOV% 13.7% 15.9%
ORB% 25.5% 29.6%
FT Rate 24.2% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 18.3%
DRB% 75.0% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 22.5%

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