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(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 Tuned ML BAY -5.4 (+5.6) 145.8 (-32.8) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -4.4 (+6.6) 139.4 (-26.4) 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BAY -4.7 (+6.3) 143.2 (-30.2) 69% ✓
Baseline ML BAY -5.2 (+5.8) 143.6 (-30.6) 68% ✓

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 57 – 36 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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