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(3) Gonzaga Bulldogs
54 – 82
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(4) UConn Huskies
T-Mobile Arena (Neutral) · March 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -2.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money GONZ +130 / CONN -167
Model Predictions
Spread Total GONZ win
Actual CONN +28 136 Lost
Massey CONN -2.0 (-26.0) — —
Massey Totals — 156.5 (-20.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -1.9 (-26.1) 154.7 (-18.7) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -2.1 (-25.9) 152.5 (-16.5) 44% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -1.4 (-26.6) 152.3 (-16.3) 46% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -1.7 (-26.3) 152.4 (-16.4) 43% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 15, 2024 CONN 77 – 71 GONZ
Dec 16, 2023 CONN 76 – 63 GONZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GONZ CONN
Overall 31-6 31-8
Conference 14-2 13-7
Home 15-1 15-2
Away 7-2 6-5
Neutral 9-3 10-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 W6
Avg Pts For 85.2 78.6
Avg Pts Against 74.2 64.1
Massey 17.4 (#7) 19.4 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 3.36 (#3) 2.73 (#11)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.16 (#1) 3.69 (#7)
RPI 0.646 (#3) 0.603 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors GONZ CONN
FG% 52.0% 46.5%
3PT% 38.3% 36.4%
REB / G 36.9 39.0
OREB / G 10.4 13.1
AST / TO 1.50 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.2% 54.1%
TOV% 14.9% 19.0%
ORB% 31.6% 38.9%
FT Rate 23.8% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 45.1%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.8%
DRB% 74.6% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 28.3%

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