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(2) Marquette Golden Eagles
60 – 69
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(7) Michigan State Spartans
Nationwide Arena (Neutral) · March 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -3.5 Away covered
O/U 139.0 Under
Money MARQ -180 / MSU +152
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual MSU +9 129 Lost
Massey MARQ -3.4 (-12.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.7 (-13.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -3.9 (-12.9) 145.3 (-16.3) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MARQ -2.9 (-11.9) 140.2 (-11.2) 65% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -3.5 (-12.5) 144.5 (-15.5) 68% ✗
Baseline ML MARQ -3.7 (-12.7) 144.5 (-15.5) 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 MARQ MSU
Overall 29-7 21-13
Conference 17-3 11-8
Home 16-1 12-2
Away 8-4 4-7
Neutral 5-2 5-4
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 70.9
Avg Pts Against 70.3 67.9
Massey 14.8 (#14) 11.5 (#34)
Bradley-Terry 2.99 (#8) 2.05 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.78 (#6) 2.62 (#29)
RPI 0.604 (#19) 0.584 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ MSU
FG% 48.8% 45.1%
3PT% 35.1% 39.4%
REB / G 31.9 35.6
OREB / G 8.8 8.9
AST / TO 1.66 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.1% 51.6%
TOV% 15.1% 16.3%
ORB% 26.3% 27.2%
FT Rate 19.5% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 22.6% 14.7%
DRB% 68.3% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 20.3%

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