Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
(5) San Diego State Aztecs
57 – 56
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(6) Creighton Bluejays
KFC Yum! Center (Neutral) · March 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -2.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money SDSU +125 / CREI -163
Model Predictions
Spread Total SDSU win
Actual SDSU +1 113 Won
Massey CREI -1.3 (+2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 134.1 (-21.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -0.6 (+1.6) 136.2 (-23.2) 51% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -0.7 (+1.7) 135.3 (-22.3) 53% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CREI -1.4 (+2.4) 136.5 (-23.5) 53% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -0.8 (+1.8) 134.2 (-21.2) 53% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 26, 2024 SDSU 71 – 53 CREI
Mar 17, 2022 CREI 72 – 69 SDSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SDSU CREI
Overall 32-7 24-13
Conference 15-3 14-6
Home 15-1 13-2
Away 8-2 5-6
Neutral 9-4 6-5
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.5 76.4
Avg Pts Against 63.6 68.4
Massey 14.0 (#15) 15.3 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 2.90 (#9) 2.14 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.26 (#13) 2.86 (#23)
RPI 0.646 (#2) 0.590 (#26)
Shooting & Four Factors SDSU CREI
FG% 44.1% 47.0%
3PT% 34.1% 35.8%
REB / G 36.3 37.0
OREB / G 10.7 8.2
AST / TO 1.11 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 54.6%
TOV% 17.5% 16.6%
ORB% 31.7% 25.2%
FT Rate 24.7% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 13.9%
DRB% 74.1% 76.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 14.6%

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