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Minnesota Golden Gophers
73 – 69
FINAL Neutral Asheville Championship
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · November 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money MINN +135 / WKU -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual MINN +4 142 Won
Massey MINN -4.3 (-0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 146.3 (-4.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MINN -2.4 (+1.6) 140.8 (+1.2) 59% ✓
Baseline ML MINN -1.0 (+3.0) 137.8 (+4.2) 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 MINN WKU
Neutral 2-1 1-3
Last 5 1-0 1-0
Massey 0.3 (#137) -4.0 (#230)
Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#70) 0.27 (#135)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#77) 0.29 (#137)
RPI — —
Shooting & Four Factors MINN WKU
FG% 46.2% 43.8%
3PT% 36.4% 31.6%
REB / G 33.0 37.0
OREB / G 5.0 14.0
AST / TO 1.89 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 48.4%
TOV% 13.7% 20.9%
ORB% 16.1% 32.6%
FT Rate 28.8% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 56.0%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 29.4%
DRB% 87.5% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 13.7% 15.5%

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