Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
(4) Indiana Hoosiers
71 60
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) Kent State Golden Flashes
MVP Arena (Neutral) · March 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money IU -200 / KENT +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total IU win
Actual IU +11 131 Won
Massey IU -4.2 (+6.8)
Massey Totals 138.8 (-7.8)
Bradley-Terry 61%
Weighted B-T 70%
Baseline Plus ML IU -4.2 (+6.8) 144.4 (-13.4) 69%
Model 4 ML IU -3.8 (+7.2) 144.4 (-13.4) 63%
Model 3 ML IU -3.2 (+7.8) 143.5 (-12.5) 60%
Baseline ML IU -3.4 (+7.6) 144.6 (-13.6) 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 IU KENT
Overall 23-12 28-7
Conference 12-8 15-3
Home 15-2 15-0
Away 5-7 9-6
Neutral 3-3 4-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 75.2
Avg Pts Against 68.7 66.5
Massey 13.0 (#23) 8.8 (#65)
Bradley-Terry 2.27 (#24) 1.84 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.78 (#23) 1.92 (#57)
RPI 0.582 (#37) 0.593 (#23)
Shooting & Four Factors IU KENT
FG% 48.9% 44.9%
3PT% 37.0% 33.2%
REB / G 35.8 35.1
OREB / G 9.1 10.9
AST / TO 1.33 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 51.3%
TOV% 16.8% 16.3%
ORB% 28.0% 30.9%
FT Rate 21.4% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 22.6%
DRB% 72.1% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 28.1%

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