Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
(1) Baylor Bears
86 93 OT
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(8) North Carolina Tar Heels
Dickies Arena (Neutral) · March 19, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -5.5 Away covered
O/U 149.0 Over
Money BAY -230 / UNC +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual UNC +7 179 Lost
Massey BAY -7.8 (-14.8)
Massey Totals 149.3 (+29.7)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 81%
Baseline Plus ML BAY -6.0 (-13.0) 148.0 (+31.0) 70%
Model 4 ML BAY -6.8 (-13.8) 146.1 (+32.9) 67%
Model 3 ML BAY -7.6 (-14.6) 149.8 (+29.2) 80%
Baseline ML BAY -7.0 (-14.0) 150.1 (+28.9) 66%

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 BAY UNC
Overall 27-7 29-10
Conference 14-4 15-5
Home 15-2 15-2
Away 8-3 8-3
Neutral 4-2 6-5
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 77.9
Avg Pts Against 64.1 71.3
Massey 19.9 (#4) 12.1 (#28)
Bradley-Terry 3.50 (#4) 2.36 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.27 (#4) 2.79 (#33)
RPI 0.618 (#11) 0.596 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY UNC
FG% 46.7% 45.3%
3PT% 34.8% 36.2%
REB / G 37.2 40.1
OREB / G 12.8 10.8
AST / TO 1.30 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 52.2%
TOV% 18.1% 16.4%
ORB% 36.6% 30.7%
FT Rate 20.0% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 14.1%
DRB% 71.2% 79.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 15.4%

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