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(8) Memphis Tigers
65 66
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Florida Atlantic Owls
Nationwide Arena (Neutral) · March 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MEM -2.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money MEM -138 / FAU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total MEM win
Actual FAU +1 131 Lost
Massey FAU -0.5 (-0.5)
Massey Totals 150.9 (-19.9)
Bradley-Terry 39%
Weighted B-T 57%
Baseline Plus ML MEM -1.1 (-2.1) 148.9 (-17.9) 58%
Model 4 ML MEM -2.4 (-3.4) 147.6 (-16.6) 51%
Model 3 ML MEM -0.8 (-1.8) 150.2 (-19.2) 53%
Baseline ML MEM -1.2 (-2.2) 148.3 (-17.3) 55%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 30, 2026 MEM 9265 FAU
Jan 11, 2026 FAU 8978 MEM
Feb 23, 2025 MEM 8465 FAU
Jan 3, 2025 MEM 9062 FAU
Mar 9, 2024 FAU 9284 MEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MEM FAU
Overall 26-9 35-4
Conference 13-5 18-2
Home 13-2 17-0
Away 7-5 11-3
Neutral 6-2 7-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 77.2
Avg Pts Against 71.8 65.6
Massey 12.7 (#25) 13.3 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#20) 2.83 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.30 (#12) 3.02 (#18)
RPI 0.600 (#20) 0.609 (#13)
Shooting & Four Factors MEM FAU
FG% 48.0% 46.8%
3PT% 35.6% 37.2%
REB / G 35.9 38.3
OREB / G 10.3 10.4
AST / TO 1.17 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 55.0%
TOV% 18.4% 16.7%
ORB% 31.0% 30.4%
FT Rate 26.8% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 18.3%
DRB% 67.7% 75.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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