Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
(1) Gonzaga Bulldogs
83 – 65
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) Creighton Bluejays
Hinkle Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 28, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread GONZ -12.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money GONZ -900 / CREI +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total GONZ win
Actual GONZ +18 148 Won
Massey GONZ -11.5 (+6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 163.1 (-15.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GONZ -10.0 (+8.0) 157.4 (-9.4) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GONZ -8.6 (+9.4) 155.7 (-7.7) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GONZ -9.9 (+8.1) 157.2 (-9.2) 81% ✓
Baseline ML GONZ -10.0 (+8.0) 155.2 (-7.2) 83% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 12, 2025 GONZ 90 – 63 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GONZ CREI
Overall 31-1 22-9
Conference 15-0 14-6
Home 12-0 11-3
Away 7-0 7-4
Neutral 12-1 4-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 91.0 76.0
Avg Pts Against 69.7 68.2
Massey 25.9 (#1) 14.4 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 5.57 (#1) 2.43 (#23)
W. Bradley-Terry 7.20 (#1) 2.95 (#28)
RPI 0.659 (#1) 0.573 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors GONZ CREI
FG% 54.9% 47.4%
3PT% 37.3% 36.5%
REB / G 38.0 36.0
OREB / G 9.6 8.4
AST / TO 1.53 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 61.0% 55.4%
TOV% 16.0% 15.8%
ORB% 30.7% 24.5%
FT Rate 27.1% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 17.8%
DRB% 77.1% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 18.1%

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