Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
(3) Xavier Musketeers
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(14) Kennesaw State Owls
First Horizon Coliseum (Neutral) · March 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -11.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money XAV -800 / KENN +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +5 139 Won
Massey XAV -11.6 (-6.6)
Massey Totals 153.5 (-14.5)
Bradley-Terry 73%
Weighted B-T 90%
Baseline Plus ML XAV -10.0 (-5.0) 150.5 (-11.5) 82%
Model 4 ML XAV -13.1 (-8.1) 149.1 (-10.1) 83%
Model 3 ML XAV -10.7 (-5.7) 150.6 (-11.6) 84%
Baseline ML XAV -10.1 (-5.1) 150.1 (-11.1) 81%

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 XAV KENN
Overall 27-10 26-9
Conference 15-5 15-3
Home 15-2 15-1
Away 7-4 10-6
Neutral 5-4 1-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 73.5
Avg Pts Against 74.1 70.9
Massey 13.6 (#16) 2.0 (#135)
Bradley-Terry 2.41 (#17) 1.40 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.42 (#10) 1.23 (#92)
RPI 0.598 (#20) 0.574 (#46)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV KENN
FG% 49.4% 45.9%
3PT% 39.5% 37.1%
REB / G 37.6 34.3
OREB / G 10.6 9.3
AST / TO 1.53 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.6% 52.9%
TOV% 17.5% 18.0%
ORB% 31.8% 27.5%
FT Rate 22.0% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 19.6%
DRB% 74.6% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 25.1%

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