The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
(6) Creighton Bluejays
72 63
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) NC State Wolfpack
Ball Arena (Neutral) · March 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -5.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money CREI -225 / NCSU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual CREI +9 135 Won
Massey CREI -4.7 (+4.3)
Massey Totals 147.6 (-12.6)
Bradley-Terry 48%
Weighted B-T 58%
Baseline Plus ML CREI -4.8 (+4.2) 147.8 (-12.8) 66%
Model 4 ML CREI -4.5 (+4.5) 148.0 (-13.0) 73%
Model 3 ML CREI -4.8 (+4.2) 146.9 (-11.9) 68%
Baseline ML CREI -6.0 (+3.0) 149.3 (-14.3) 69%

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 CREI NCSU
Overall 24-13 23-11
Conference 14-6 12-8
Home 13-2 15-2
Away 5-6 4-6
Neutral 6-5 4-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.4 77.7
Avg Pts Against 68.4 70.8
Massey 14.8 (#13) 10.1 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 1.88 (#41) 1.96 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#30) 2.28 (#43)
RPI 0.571 (#50) 0.564 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI NCSU
FG% 46.7% 45.3%
3PT% 36.0% 34.9%
REB / G 37.2 36.6
OREB / G 8.5 11.4
AST / TO 1.37 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 51.8%
TOV% 16.6% 13.6%
ORB% 25.5% 30.7%
FT Rate 21.6% 18.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 19.0%
DRB% 76.7% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 14.4% 25.0%

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