We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
(1) Michigan Wolverines
82 – 66
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(16) Texas Southern Tigers
Mackey Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -25.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money MICH -20000 / TXSO +3300
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MICH +16 148 Won
Massey MICH -22.7 (-6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 142.6 (+5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -15.9 (+0.1) 142.0 (+6.0) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -13.5 (+2.5) 139.4 (+8.6) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -18.0 (-2.0) 142.0 (+6.0) 86% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -17.9 (-1.9) 141.4 (+6.6) 87% ✓

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 MICH TXSO
Overall 23-5 17-9
Conference 14-3 10-3
Home 13-1 8-2
Away 6-2 5-6
Neutral 4-2 4-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.8 72.7
Avg Pts Against 65.1 69.8
Massey 19.2 (#6) -3.5 (#222)
Bradley-Terry 3.28 (#5) 0.44 (#132)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.35 (#4) 0.11 (#167)
RPI 0.617 (#10) 0.540 (#89)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH TXSO
FG% 48.3% 44.3%
3PT% 38.7% 28.5%
REB / G 37.5 40.9
OREB / G 9.1 12.2
AST / TO 1.39 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 48.2%
TOV% 16.4% 21.0%
ORB% 29.4% 32.6%
FT Rate 22.5% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.9% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 19.3%
DRB% 75.2% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 23.5%

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