Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
(11) UCLA Bruins
67 – 47
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(14) Abilene Christian Wildcats
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -5.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money UCLA -225 / ACU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual UCLA +20 114 Won
Massey UCLA -2.7 (+17.3) — —
Massey Totals — 135.2 (-21.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -1.8 (+18.2) 136.7 (-22.7) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -1.7 (+18.3) 131.3 (-17.3) 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -2.4 (+17.6) 137.0 (-23.0) 58% ✓
Baseline ML UCLA -2.4 (+17.6) 137.0 (-23.0) 58% ✓

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 UCLA ACU
Overall 22-10 24-5
Conference 13-6 13-2
Home 11-1 13-0
Away 5-6 5-4
Neutral 6-3 6-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 74.2
Avg Pts Against 68.4 61.6
Massey 11.6 (#39) 8.9 (#60)
Bradley-Terry 2.27 (#28) 1.46 (#68)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.98 (#25) 1.55 (#83)
RPI 0.588 (#27) 0.576 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA ACU
FG% 46.3% 45.3%
3PT% 37.4% 37.0%
REB / G 35.0 35.0
OREB / G 10.1 11.0
AST / TO 1.24 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 51.9%
TOV% 16.2% 19.3%
ORB% 30.8% 31.1%
FT Rate 23.2% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 27.1%
DRB% 75.3% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 29.2%

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