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(4) UCLA Bruins
72 – 56
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) Saint Mary's Gaels
Moda Center (Neutral) · March 19, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -3.0 Home covered
O/U 125.0 Over
Money UCLA -160 / SMC +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual UCLA +16 128 Won
Massey UCLA -3.3 (+12.7) — —
Massey Totals — 126.8 (+1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -2.1 (+13.9) 128.7 (-0.7) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -3.1 (+12.9) 125.5 (+2.5) 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -2.1 (+13.9) 129.4 (-1.4) 62% ✓
Baseline ML UCLA -2.0 (+14.0) 127.6 (+0.4) 60% ✓

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 UCLA SMC
Overall 27-8 26-8
Conference 15-5 12-3
Home 14-1 16-0
Away 8-4 6-4
Neutral 5-3 4-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 69.5
Avg Pts Against 64.5 61.3
Massey 17.3 (#11) 14.0 (#19)
Bradley-Terry 3.02 (#13) 2.76 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.79 (#10) 3.24 (#19)
RPI 0.620 (#10) 0.635 (#6)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA SMC
FG% 44.8% 46.4%
3PT% 35.2% 35.5%
REB / G 37.0 33.5
OREB / G 11.6 8.5
AST / TO 1.53 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 52.8%
TOV% 13.4% 17.0%
ORB% 31.9% 27.3%
FT Rate 21.9% 17.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 19.4%
DRB% 75.2% 78.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 17.8%

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