You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
(4) Tennessee Volunteers
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Kia Center (Neutral) · March 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TENN -10.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money TENN -600 / UL +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total TENN win
Actual TENN +3 113 Won
Massey TENN -14.0 (-11.0)
Massey Totals 135.2 (-22.2)
Bradley-Terry 72%
Weighted B-T 79%
Baseline Plus ML TENN -11.4 (-8.4) 134.2 (-21.2) 84%
Model 4 ML TENN -13.5 (-10.5) 133.5 (-20.5) 84%
Model 3 ML TENN -13.1 (-10.1) 135.2 (-22.2) 83%
Baseline ML TENN -12.5 (-9.5) 133.7 (-20.7) 85%

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 TENN UL
Overall 25-11 26-8
Conference 11-7 13-5
Home 14-2 14-0
Away 4-6 7-7
Neutral 7-3 5-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.8 74.9
Avg Pts Against 57.9 70.1
Massey 19.0 (#4) 5.0 (#95)
Bradley-Terry 2.32 (#23) 1.38 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.96 (#21) 1.66 (#70)
RPI 0.601 (#17) 0.582 (#36)
Shooting & Four Factors TENN UL
FG% 43.7% 47.2%
3PT% 32.9% 36.6%
REB / G 38.7 35.7
OREB / G 13.0 11.1
AST / TO 1.40 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 53.0%
TOV% 18.2% 17.6%
ORB% 36.8% 33.8%
FT Rate 22.1% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.4% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 18.1%
DRB% 73.1% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 23.9%

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