We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
(5) Saint Mary's Gaels
63 51
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(12) VCU Rams
MVP Arena (Neutral) · March 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -4.5 Home covered
O/U 122.5 Under
Money SMC -200 / VCU +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +12 114 Won
Massey SMC -6.3 (+5.7)
Massey Totals 119.7 (-5.7)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 74%
Baseline Plus ML SMC -6.0 (+6.0) 126.4 (-12.4) 68%
Model 4 ML SMC -6.0 (+6.0) 124.0 (-10.0) 71%
Model 3 ML SMC -4.9 (+7.1) 127.9 (-13.9) 69%
Baseline ML SMC -5.4 (+6.6) 128.6 (-14.6) 61%

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 SMC VCU
Overall 27-8 27-8
Conference 14-2 15-3
Home 16-2 15-3
Away 6-2 8-3
Neutral 5-4 4-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.3 70.9
Avg Pts Against 60.0 62.9
Massey 15.1 (#11) 8.8 (#64)
Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#19) 1.82 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.07 (#15) 2.05 (#54)
RPI 0.616 (#9) 0.595 (#21)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC VCU
FG% 45.7% 46.5%
3PT% 36.7% 34.7%
REB / G 35.5 33.3
OREB / G 10.8 9.3
AST / TO 1.18 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 52.2%
TOV% 16.4% 19.6%
ORB% 33.3% 29.0%
FT Rate 21.6% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 24.0%
DRB% 78.3% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 21.4%

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