I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
(1) Kansas Jayhawks
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(4) Providence Friars
United Center (Neutral) · March 25, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread KU -7.0 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money KU -340 / PROV +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +5 127 Won
Massey KU -8.1 (-3.1)
Massey Totals 146.9 (-19.9)
Bradley-Terry 53%
Weighted B-T 67%
Baseline Plus ML KU -7.6 (-2.6) 143.5 (-16.5) 82%
Model 4 ML KU -8.2 (-3.2) 142.5 (-15.5) 82%
Model 3 ML KU -9.4 (-4.4) 145.4 (-18.4) 79%
Baseline ML KU -8.0 (-3.0) 142.7 (-15.7) 82%

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 KU PROV
Overall 34-6 27-6
Conference 14-4 14-3
Home 19-1 16-1
Away 6-4 7-2
Neutral 9-1 4-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak W11 L1
Avg Pts For 78.2 71.5
Avg Pts Against 67.2 66.2
Massey 19.1 (#5) 11.0 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 3.58 (#2) 3.47 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.37 (#3) 3.66 (#14)
RPI 0.651 (#1) 0.635 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors KU PROV
FG% 47.9% 43.8%
3PT% 36.0% 35.0%
REB / G 37.8 37.6
OREB / G 11.2 10.5
AST / TO 1.25 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 50.5%
TOV% 17.6% 17.3%
ORB% 33.5% 30.4%
FT Rate 23.3% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.6%
DRB% 71.9% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 18.3%

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