So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
(5) San Diego State Aztecs
72 – 71
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Florida Atlantic Owls
NRG Stadium (Neutral) · April 1, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SDSU -2.0 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money SDSU -140 / FAU +118
Model Predictions
Spread Total SDSU win
Actual SDSU +1 143 Won
Massey SDSU -0.4 (+0.6) — —
Massey Totals — 132.3 (+10.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 42% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -0.5 (+1.5) 132.4 (+10.6) 49% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SDSU -1.2 (-0.2) 132.8 (+10.2) 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FAU -0.6 (+1.6) 132.6 (+10.4) 51% ✓
Baseline ML FAU -0.4 (+1.4) 131.3 (+11.7) 48% ✗

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 SDSU FAU
Overall 32-7 35-4
Conference 15-3 18-2
Home 15-1 17-0
Away 8-2 11-3
Neutral 9-4 7-1
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.5 77.2
Avg Pts Against 63.6 65.6
Massey 14.0 (#15) 13.6 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 2.97 (#8) 3.43 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.28 (#13) 3.62 (#9)
RPI 0.649 (#2) 0.631 (#6)
Shooting & Four Factors SDSU FAU
FG% 43.9% 46.3%
3PT% 33.9% 36.5%
REB / G 36.3 38.8
OREB / G 10.8 10.9
AST / TO 1.10 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 54.3%
TOV% 17.3% 16.9%
ORB% 31.7% 31.5%
FT Rate 24.1% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 17.8%
DRB% 74.1% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 19.3%

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