The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
(1) Baylor Bears
62 51
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) Villanova Wildcats
Hinkle Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 27, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -7.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money BAY -300 / VILL +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual BAY +11 113 Won
Massey BAY -5.9 (+5.1)
Massey Totals 148.3 (-35.3)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 86%
Baseline Plus ML BAY -6.6 (+4.4) 143.9 (-30.9) 77%
Model 4 ML BAY -6.2 (+4.8) 138.1 (-25.1) 77%
Model 3 ML BAY -8.4 (+2.6) 147.1 (-34.1) 79%
Baseline ML BAY -7.9 (+3.1) 143.8 (-30.8) 80%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 12, 2021 BAY 5736 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BAY VILL
Overall 28-2 18-7
Conference 13-1 11-4
Home 11-0 9-0
Away 7-1 4-4
Neutral 10-1 5-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak W6 L1
Avg Pts For 82.9 74.8
Avg Pts Against 65.5 66.5
Massey 21.5 (#2) 15.5 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 4.25 (#2) 2.59 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.12 (#2) 3.31 (#17)
RPI 0.632 (#3) 0.616 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY VILL
FG% 48.8% 45.4%
3PT% 41.5% 35.8%
REB / G 36.5 34.0
OREB / G 12.7 9.3
AST / TO 1.41 1.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.9% 53.5%
TOV% 17.0% 13.3%
ORB% 36.7% 27.6%
FT Rate 18.8% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 24.7% 18.7%
DRB% 69.8% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 18.0%

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