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(6) Colorado State Rams
63 – 75
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Michigan Wolverines
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -2.0 Away covered
O/U 137.0 Over
Money CSU +110 / MICH -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total CSU win
Actual MICH +12 138 Lost
Massey MICH -1.0 (-11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 140.4 (-2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CSU -0.3 (-12.3) 141.9 (-3.9) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -0.7 (-11.3) 137.1 (+0.9) 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -0.1 (-11.9) 139.1 (-1.1) 50% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -0.2 (-11.8) 141.7 (-3.7) 50% ✗

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 CSU MICH
Overall 25-6 19-15
Conference 14-4 11-9
Home 14-1 10-5
Away 6-3 5-7
Neutral 5-2 4-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 72.6
Avg Pts Against 66.2 69.4
Massey 10.6 (#41) 11.6 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 2.85 (#15) 1.94 (#44)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.04 (#23) 2.46 (#42)
RPI 0.604 (#18) 0.571 (#51)
Shooting & Four Factors CSU MICH
FG% 48.2% 46.8%
3PT% 35.7% 34.0%
REB / G 31.8 35.5
OREB / G 6.6 10.0
AST / TO 1.40 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 52.3%
TOV% 15.2% 17.1%
ORB% 21.8% 31.2%
FT Rate 23.5% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 14.9%
DRB% 75.0% 76.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 19.4%

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