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(5) Iowa Hawkeyes
63 – 67
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(12) Richmond Spiders
KeyBank Center (Neutral) · March 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -9.0 Away covered
Money IOWA -270 / RICH +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual RICH +4 130 Lost
Massey IOWA -10.8 (-14.8) — —
Massey Totals — 153.8 (-23.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -8.5 (-12.5) 152.6 (-22.6) 80% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -7.8 (-11.8) 149.3 (-19.3) 75% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -8.7 (-12.7) 151.3 (-21.3) 74% ✗
Baseline ML IOWA -8.3 (-12.3) 150.8 (-20.8) 74% ✗

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 IOWA RICH
Overall 26-10 24-13
Conference 12-8 10-8
Home 15-3 11-4
Away 6-6 7-5
Neutral 5-1 6-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 71.0
Avg Pts Against 71.2 68.4
Massey 17.5 (#11) 6.7 (#89)
Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#21) 1.43 (#73)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.33 (#18) 1.64 (#80)
RPI 0.591 (#27) 0.560 (#63)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA RICH
FG% 46.4% 44.4%
3PT% 36.8% 33.7%
REB / G 37.2 32.3
OREB / G 11.9 7.5
AST / TO 1.75 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 51.5%
TOV% 12.9% 14.4%
ORB% 32.2% 22.4%
FT Rate 22.7% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 19.0%
DRB% 69.8% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 17.0%

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