Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
(11) Michigan State Spartans
80 – 86 OT
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) UCLA Bruins
Mackey Arena (Neutral) · March 19, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money MSU -120 / UCLA +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual UCLA +6 166 Lost
Massey UCLA -2.8 (-3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 137.0 (+29.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -1.6 (-4.4) 136.8 (+29.2) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -2.3 (-3.7) 133.3 (+32.7) 40% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -2.6 (-3.4) 137.4 (+28.6) 42% ✓
Baseline ML UCLA -2.0 (-4.0) 137.0 (+29.0) 41% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 UCLA 88 – 84 MSU
Feb 18, 2026 MSU 82 – 59 UCLA
Feb 5, 2025 UCLA 63 – 61 MSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU UCLA
Overall 15-13 22-10
Conference 9-11 13-6
Home 12-3 11-1
Away 3-8 5-6
Neutral 0-2 6-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 73.4
Avg Pts Against 71.1 68.4
Massey 7.7 (#75) 10.4 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 2.01 (#41) 1.88 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#37) 2.53 (#44)
RPI 0.525 (#121) 0.574 (#38)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU UCLA
FG% 42.4% 46.2%
3PT% 32.0% 36.7%
REB / G 37.6 35.3
OREB / G 10.9 10.1
AST / TO 1.22 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 52.0%
TOV% 18.9% 16.7%
ORB% 30.4% 30.8%
FT Rate 22.6% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 17.6%
DRB% 74.0% 75.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 20.6%

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