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(2) Texas Longhorns
83 – 71
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(3) Xavier Musketeers
T-Mobile Center (Neutral) · March 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TEX -4.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money TEX -213 / XAV +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEX win
Actual TEX +12 154 Won
Massey TEX -4.2 (+7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 153.3 (+0.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TEX -2.7 (+9.3) 149.5 (+4.5) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEX -2.0 (+10.0) 148.0 (+6.0) 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TEX -2.0 (+10.0) 150.0 (+4.0) 59% ✓
Baseline ML TEX -2.6 (+9.4) 147.4 (+6.6) 62% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 20, 2025 XAV 86 – 80 TEX

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEX XAV
Overall 29-9 27-10
Conference 12-6 15-5
Home 17-1 15-2
Away 4-6 7-4
Neutral 8-2 5-4
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.0 80.9
Avg Pts Against 67.8 74.1
Massey 17.9 (#6) 13.8 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 3.09 (#7) 2.58 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.74 (#6) 3.54 (#10)
RPI 0.615 (#11) 0.609 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors TEX XAV
FG% 47.1% 49.3%
3PT% 34.1% 38.9%
REB / G 34.6 37.8
OREB / G 9.8 10.3
AST / TO 1.38 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 55.4%
TOV% 16.5% 17.2%
ORB% 28.6% 30.8%
FT Rate 23.1% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 16.3%
DRB% 70.9% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 19.4%

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