They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
(2) UCLA Bruins
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(15) UNC Asheville Bulldogs
Golden 1 Center (Neutral) · March 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -17.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money UCLA -5000 / UNCA +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual UCLA +33 139 Won
Massey UCLA -18.3 (+14.7)
Massey Totals 133.8 (+5.2)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 94%
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -19.5 (+13.5) 135.6 (+3.4) 90%
Model 4 ML UCLA -20.2 (+12.8) 137.9 (+1.1) 90%
Model 3 ML UCLA -18.9 (+14.1) 138.2 (+0.8) 90%
Baseline ML UCLA -18.2 (+14.8) 136.1 (+2.9) 90%

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 UCLA UNCA
Neutral 5-4 4-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Massey 19.3 (#3) 0.9 (#146)
Bradley-Terry 2.98 (#7) 0.90 (#103)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.62 (#8) 0.89 (#108)
RPI 0.615 (#10) 0.556 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA UNCA
FG% 45.8% 46.7%
3PT% 34.7% 38.8%
REB / G 35.8 34.3
OREB / G 11.6 8.3
AST / TO 1.38 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 53.9%
TOV% 15.2% 20.0%
ORB% 33.7% 25.8%
FT Rate 19.6% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 23.6% 17.9%
DRB% 72.4% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 19.2%

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