Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
(4) Purdue Boilermakers
69 – 78 OT
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) North Texas Mean Green
Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · March 19, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -7.5 Away covered
O/U 124.5 Over
Money PUR -275 / UNT +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual UNT +9 147 Lost
Massey PUR -5.6 (-14.6) — —
Massey Totals — 123.4 (+23.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -5.4 (-14.4) 127.8 (+19.2) 71% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -4.7 (-13.7) 125.6 (+21.4) 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PUR -4.9 (-13.9) 127.1 (+19.9) 69% ✗
Baseline ML PUR -5.2 (-14.2) 128.7 (+18.3) 65% ✗

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 PUR UNT
Neutral 2-3 5-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Massey 13.9 (#23) 8.3 (#67)
Bradley-Terry 2.57 (#17) 1.21 (#79)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.47 (#14) 1.41 (#87)
RPI 0.583 (#31) 0.553 (#65)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR UNT
FG% 45.1% 47.1%
3PT% 33.5% 37.3%
REB / G 37.6 33.2
OREB / G 10.9 8.4
AST / TO 1.14 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 54.0%
TOV% 18.8% 20.4%
ORB% 32.2% 27.6%
FT Rate 22.9% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 21.3%
DRB% 75.9% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 23.1%

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