Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
(6) San Diego State Aztecs
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Syracuse Orange
Hinkle Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SDSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money SDSU -138 / SYR +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total SDSU win
Actual SYR +16 140 Lost
Massey SDSU -3.0 (-19.0)
Massey Totals 138.9 (+1.1)
Bradley-Terry 74%
Weighted B-T 73%
Baseline Plus ML SDSU -3.6 (-19.6) 137.6 (+2.4) 68%
Model 4 ML SDSU -2.8 (-18.8) 136.9 (+3.1) 66%
Model 3 ML SDSU -4.3 (-20.3) 137.7 (+2.3) 70%
Baseline ML SDSU -4.1 (-20.1) 136.7 (+3.3) 67%

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 SDSU SYR
Overall 23-5 18-10
Conference 14-3 9-7
Home 13-2 13-1
Away 6-2 2-7
Neutral 4-1 3-2
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 74.8
Avg Pts Against 61.9 70.1
Massey 13.8 (#24) 10.9 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 2.74 (#14) 1.69 (#55)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.17 (#20) 2.17 (#54)
RPI 0.623 (#6) 0.565 (#51)
Shooting & Four Factors SDSU SYR
FG% 45.3% 44.1%
3PT% 37.5% 33.9%
REB / G 35.8 35.8
OREB / G 10.0 11.0
AST / TO 1.22 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 50.7%
TOV% 16.9% 16.0%
ORB% 29.9% 30.3%
FT Rate 24.6% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 22.5% 20.7%
DRB% 75.6% 66.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 18.8%

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