You have to let that raga drop. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
(1) Michigan Wolverines
49 – 51
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) UCLA Bruins
Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · March 31, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -6.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money MICH -250 / UCLA +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual UCLA +2 100 Lost
Massey MICH -5.8 (-7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (-39.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -4.2 (-6.2) 142.6 (-42.6) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -2.6 (-4.6) 136.6 (-36.6) 59% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MICH -3.9 (-5.9) 141.2 (-41.2) 60% ✗
Baseline ML MICH -4.1 (-6.1) 142.5 (-42.5) 63% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 MICH 86 – 56 UCLA
Jan 8, 2025 MICH 94 – 75 UCLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MICH UCLA
Overall 23-5 22-10
Conference 14-3 13-6
Home 13-1 11-1
Away 6-2 5-6
Neutral 4-2 6-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.8 73.4
Avg Pts Against 65.1 68.4
Massey 19.4 (#5) 13.5 (#22)
Bradley-Terry 3.46 (#3) 2.63 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.44 (#3) 3.45 (#14)
RPI 0.632 (#4) 0.608 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH UCLA
FG% 48.5% 46.0%
3PT% 38.3% 37.2%
REB / G 37.4 35.5
OREB / G 9.1 10.3
AST / TO 1.43 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 51.9%
TOV% 16.5% 15.9%
ORB% 29.4% 30.9%
FT Rate 23.7% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.5% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 17.4%
DRB% 75.2% 75.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 20.4%

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