I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
(4) UCLA Bruins
66 – 73
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(8) North Carolina Tar Heels
Xfinity Mobile Arena (Neutral) · March 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -2.5 Away covered
O/U 142.0 Under
Money UCLA -145 / UNC +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual UNC +7 139 Lost
Massey UCLA -5.0 (-12.0) — —
Massey Totals — 148.5 (-9.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -3.2 (-10.2) 147.9 (-8.9) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -3.2 (-10.2) 143.9 (-4.9) 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -2.4 (-9.4) 147.2 (-8.2) 55% ✗
Baseline ML UCLA -3.0 (-10.0) 146.8 (-7.8) 59% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 21, 2024 UNC 76 – 74 UCLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCLA UNC
Overall 27-8 29-10
Conference 15-5 15-5
Home 14-1 15-2
Away 8-4 8-3
Neutral 5-3 6-5
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 77.9
Avg Pts Against 64.5 71.3
Massey 17.6 (#10) 12.7 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 3.11 (#9) 2.55 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.88 (#8) 3.01 (#22)
RPI 0.627 (#9) 0.603 (#19)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA UNC
FG% 45.0% 45.4%
3PT% 35.3% 36.5%
REB / G 36.7 40.3
OREB / G 11.4 10.8
AST / TO 1.55 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 52.3%
TOV% 13.3% 16.7%
ORB% 31.7% 30.7%
FT Rate 22.2% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 14.1%
DRB% 75.1% 78.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 15.8%

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