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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) Iona Gaels
MVP Arena (Neutral) · March 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -9.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money CONN -450 / IONA +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +24 150 Won
Massey CONN -9.1 (+14.9)
Massey Totals 142.2 (+7.8)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 90%
Baseline Plus ML CONN -10.2 (+13.8) 143.1 (+6.9) 84%
Model 4 ML CONN -11.1 (+12.9) 142.9 (+7.1) 83%
Model 3 ML CONN -9.6 (+14.4) 144.3 (+5.7) 83%
Baseline ML CONN -8.9 (+15.1) 145.3 (+4.7) 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 CONN IONA
Overall 31-8 27-8
Conference 13-7 17-3
Home 15-2 11-1
Away 6-5 8-4
Neutral 10-1 8-3
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak W6 L1
Avg Pts For 78.6 76.0
Avg Pts Against 64.1 65.6
Massey 18.1 (#6) 9.0 (#60)
Bradley-Terry 2.52 (#15) 1.14 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.53 (#9) 1.30 (#90)
RPI 0.583 (#35) 0.592 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN IONA
FG% 46.0% 46.1%
3PT% 35.7% 36.0%
REB / G 39.0 35.8
OREB / G 13.4 11.2
AST / TO 1.33 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 51.8%
TOV% 18.9% 15.4%
ORB% 39.2% 32.0%
FT Rate 23.7% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.5% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 20.9%
DRB% 73.8% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 21.9%

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