I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
(3) West Virginia Mountaineers
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Syracuse Orange
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread WVU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money WVU -163 / SYR +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total WVU win
Actual SYR +3 147 Lost
Massey WVU -2.3 (-5.3)
Massey Totals 154.1 (-7.1)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 79%
Baseline Plus ML WVU -3.3 (-6.3) 152.9 (-5.9) 59%
Model 4 ML WVU -3.1 (-6.1) 149.2 (-2.2) 57%
Model 3 ML WVU -4.0 (-7.0) 152.9 (-5.9) 65%
Baseline ML WVU -3.2 (-6.2) 151.1 (-4.1) 59%

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 WVU SYR
Overall 19-10 18-10
Conference 11-6 9-7
Home 8-5 13-1
Away 7-2 2-7
Neutral 4-3 3-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 74.8
Avg Pts Against 72.0 70.1
Massey 13.8 (#23) 11.5 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 2.96 (#10) 1.82 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.71 (#11) 2.35 (#46)
RPI 0.625 (#5) 0.577 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors WVU SYR
FG% 43.1% 44.4%
3PT% 36.2% 34.9%
REB / G 37.9 35.8
OREB / G 13.5 10.7
AST / TO 1.16 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 51.3%
TOV% 16.7% 16.1%
ORB% 35.8% 30.1%
FT Rate 27.9% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 20.3%
DRB% 68.3% 66.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 18.2%

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