Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
(8) Arkansas Razorbacks
73 63
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Illinois Fighting Illini
Wells Fargo Arena (Neutral) · March 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread ARK -2.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money ARK -150 / ILL +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARK win
Actual ARK +10 136 Won
Massey ARK -1.2 (+8.8)
Massey Totals 143.3 (-7.3)
Bradley-Terry 50%
Weighted B-T 49%
Baseline Plus ML ARK -1.8 (+8.2) 145.4 (-9.4) 56%
Model 4 ML ARK -1.8 (+8.2) 144.5 (-8.5) 61%
Model 3 ML ARK -1.3 (+8.7) 144.5 (-8.5) 53%
Baseline ML ARK -1.3 (+8.7) 144.3 (-8.3) 56%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 28, 2024 ILL 9077 ARK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARK ILL
Overall 22-14 20-13
Conference 8-10 11-9
Home 14-3 15-2
Away 2-8 3-7
Neutral 6-3 2-4
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 74.1 74.3
Avg Pts Against 67.9 67.2
Massey 13.6 (#15) 12.4 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 1.89 (#36) 1.89 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.36 (#39) 2.41 (#37)
RPI 0.582 (#36) 0.557 (#64)
Shooting & Four Factors ARK ILL
FG% 47.5% 45.1%
3PT% 31.7% 30.9%
REB / G 35.2 37.9
OREB / G 10.0 11.3
AST / TO 1.04 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 51.6%
TOV% 18.4% 18.2%
ORB% 30.5% 32.3%
FT Rate 26.7% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 18.7%
DRB% 71.8% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 20.8%

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