He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
(6) Texas Longhorns
81 – 73
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Virginia Tech Hokies
Fiserv Forum (Neutral) · March 18, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread TEX -1.0 Home covered
O/U 125.5 Over
Money TEX -115 / VT -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEX win
Actual TEX +8 154 Won
Massey TEX -2.0 (+6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 120.6 (+33.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TEX -1.3 (+6.7) 130.9 (+23.1) 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEX -1.0 (+7.0) 126.3 (+27.7) 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TEX -0.7 (+7.3) 128.0 (+26.0) 52% ✓
Baseline ML TEX -1.8 (+6.2) 131.7 (+22.3) 53% ✓

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 TEX VT
Overall 22-12 23-13
Conference 10-8 11-9
Home 16-3 11-4
Away 4-7 7-6
Neutral 2-2 5-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.8 70.8
Avg Pts Against 60.6 62.8
Massey 14.8 (#17) 12.8 (#24)
Bradley-Terry 2.49 (#24) 1.80 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.11 (#22) 2.33 (#45)
RPI 0.555 (#72) 0.563 (#61)
Shooting & Four Factors TEX VT
FG% 44.2% 47.1%
3PT% 32.3% 39.3%
REB / G 33.6 32.2
OREB / G 10.5 8.6
AST / TO 1.11 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 55.2%
TOV% 18.1% 17.0%
ORB% 31.9% 28.1%
FT Rate 24.2% 17.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 23.3% 18.8%
DRB% 70.1% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 18.8%

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