Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
(7) Michigan State Spartans
74 – 73
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(10) Davidson Wildcats
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Neutral) · March 19, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money MSU -115 / DAV -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +1 147 Won
Massey MSU -1.3 (-0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 140.7 (+6.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -1.2 (-0.2) 141.7 (+5.3) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -0.4 (+0.6) 137.0 (+10.0) 53% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -0.0 (+1.0) 138.7 (+8.3) 55% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -1.0 (+0.0) 140.8 (+6.2) 59% ✓

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 MSU DAV
Overall 23-13 27-7
Conference 11-9 15-3
Home 12-3 13-1
Away 5-6 9-3
Neutral 6-4 5-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.2 74.6
Avg Pts Against 69.0 66.1
Massey 11.3 (#34) 10.0 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 2.41 (#27) 2.23 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.90 (#25) 2.51 (#39)
RPI 0.587 (#33) 0.592 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU DAV
FG% 45.7% 47.7%
3PT% 37.8% 38.5%
REB / G 37.1 33.7
OREB / G 10.0 7.3
AST / TO 1.21 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 55.6%
TOV% 19.2% 14.9%
ORB% 30.7% 23.6%
FT Rate 22.7% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 16.9%
DRB% 73.0% 77.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 20.7%

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