I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
(2) Texas Longhorns
81 – 88
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) Miami Hurricanes
T-Mobile Center (Neutral) · March 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TEX -3.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money TEX -200 / MIA +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEX win
Actual MIA +7 169 Lost
Massey TEX -6.7 (-13.7) — —
Massey Totals — 152.1 (+16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TEX -4.5 (-11.5) 150.6 (+18.4) 69% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEX -3.7 (-10.7) 146.9 (+22.1) 60% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TEX -3.6 (-10.6) 149.3 (+19.7) 61% ✗
Baseline ML TEX -4.7 (-11.7) 149.5 (+19.5) 62% ✗

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 TEX MIA
Overall 29-9 29-8
Conference 12-6 15-5
Home 17-1 16-1
Away 4-6 7-4
Neutral 8-2 6-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.0 79.1
Avg Pts Against 67.8 71.9
Massey 18.2 (#6) 11.5 (#33)
Bradley-Terry 3.16 (#6) 2.68 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.84 (#6) 3.45 (#11)
RPI 0.621 (#8) 0.611 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors TEX MIA
FG% 47.2% 48.2%
3PT% 34.5% 37.0%
REB / G 34.6 35.1
OREB / G 9.7 10.5
AST / TO 1.38 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 54.6%
TOV% 16.4% 16.1%
ORB% 28.4% 31.9%
FT Rate 23.0% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 17.9%
DRB% 71.0% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 17.9%

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