I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
(6) BYU Cougars
62 – 73
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) UCLA Bruins
Hinkle Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money BYU -150 / UCLA +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual UCLA +11 135 Lost
Massey BYU -2.7 (-13.7) — —
Massey Totals — 142.2 (-7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -2.3 (-13.3) 145.1 (-10.1) 62% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -1.2 (-12.2) 139.6 (-4.6) 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BYU -1.5 (-12.5) 144.8 (-9.8) 54% ✗
Baseline ML BYU -2.9 (-13.9) 143.9 (-8.9) 55% ✗

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 BYU UCLA
Overall 20-7 22-10
Conference 10-3 13-6
Home 11-2 11-1
Away 7-2 5-6
Neutral 2-3 6-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 73.4
Avg Pts Against 69.0 68.4
Massey 13.8 (#24) 11.1 (#40)
Bradley-Terry 2.82 (#13) 2.11 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.41 (#14) 2.81 (#30)
RPI 0.623 (#8) 0.578 (#36)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU UCLA
FG% 47.8% 46.2%
3PT% 37.3% 37.2%
REB / G 39.2 35.2
OREB / G 9.5 10.2
AST / TO 1.19 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 52.1%
TOV% 19.0% 16.5%
ORB% 28.6% 31.0%
FT Rate 20.5% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 17.6%
DRB% 76.6% 75.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 20.9%

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