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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 Tuned ML MEM -0.2 (-1.2) 150.5 (-19.5) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MEM -0.3 (-1.3) 149.0 (-18.0) 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FAU -0.5 (-0.5) 150.7 (-19.7) 49% ✓
Baseline ML MEM -0.1 (-1.1) 148.7 (-17.7) 52% ✗

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 92 – 65 FAU
Jan 11, 2026 FAU 89 – 78 MEM
Feb 23, 2025 MEM 84 – 65 FAU
Jan 3, 2025 MEM 90 – 62 FAU
Mar 9, 2024 FAU 92 – 84 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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