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(1) Gonzaga Bulldogs
85 – 66
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(6) USC Trojans
Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · March 30, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread GONZ -8.5 Home covered
O/U 152.0 Under
Money GONZ -400 / USC +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total GONZ win
Actual GONZ +19 151 Won
Massey GONZ -7.7 (+11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 158.0 (-7.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GONZ -7.1 (+11.9) 158.6 (-7.6) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GONZ -4.7 (+14.3) 152.9 (-1.9) 69% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GONZ -7.4 (+11.6) 157.0 (-6.0) 73% ✓
Baseline ML GONZ -6.3 (+12.7) 155.7 (-4.7) 76% ✓

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 3, 2023 GONZ 89 – 76 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GONZ USC
Overall 31-1 25-8
Conference 15-0 15-5
Home 12-0 13-2
Away 7-0 7-3
Neutral 12-1 5-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 91.0 74.9
Avg Pts Against 69.7 65.1
Massey 26.1 (#1) 18.4 (#7)
Bradley-Terry 5.63 (#1) 3.03 (#6)
W. Bradley-Terry 7.27 (#1) 3.93 (#6)
RPI 0.664 (#1) 0.625 (#6)
Shooting & Four Factors GONZ USC
FG% 55.1% 47.4%
3PT% 37.3% 36.3%
REB / G 37.9 39.2
OREB / G 9.5 11.9
AST / TO 1.53 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 61.2% 53.1%
TOV% 16.2% 18.1%
ORB% 30.6% 35.4%
FT Rate 26.5% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 44.5%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 17.0%
DRB% 77.0% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 17.5% 17.7%

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