Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
(5) UConn Huskies
63 70
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(12) New Mexico State Aggies
KeyBank Center (Neutral) · March 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -6.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money CONN -300 / NMSU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual NMSU +7 133 Lost
Massey CONN -8.3 (-15.3)
Massey Totals 136.2 (-3.2)
Bradley-Terry 72%
Weighted B-T 80%
Baseline Plus ML CONN -7.9 (-14.9) 133.2 (-0.2) 77%
Model 4 ML CONN -8.5 (-15.5) 134.6 (-1.6) 79%
Model 3 ML CONN -7.7 (-14.7) 135.3 (-2.3) 79%
Baseline ML CONN -6.8 (-13.8) 134.4 (-1.4) 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 CONN NMSU
Overall 23-10 27-7
Conference 13-6 14-4
Home 14-2 13-2
Away 5-5 10-3
Neutral 4-3 5-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 70.7
Avg Pts Against 65.3 64.9
Massey 15.1 (#17) 6.7 (#88)
Bradley-Terry 2.79 (#17) 1.83 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.48 (#16) 2.11 (#56)
RPI 0.587 (#33) 0.589 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN NMSU
FG% 43.6% 45.4%
3PT% 35.3% 32.9%
REB / G 40.9 37.6
OREB / G 14.0 10.8
AST / TO 1.18 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 52.2%
TOV% 17.4% 20.7%
ORB% 37.9% 33.1%
FT Rate 22.9% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 45.5%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 16.9%
DRB% 72.5% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 20.6%

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