The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
(5) Texas Tech Red Raiders
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(12) Akron Zips
Benchmark International Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TTU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money TTU -270 / AKR +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total TTU win
Actual TTU +20 162 Won
Massey TTU -8.8 (+11.2)
Massey Totals 158.5 (+3.5)
Bradley-Terry 78%
Weighted B-T 85%
Baseline Plus ML TTU -9.8 (+10.2) 150.3 (+11.7) 76%
Model 4 ML TTU -10.3 (+9.7) 151.8 (+10.2) 81%
Model 3 ML TTU -9.1 (+10.9) 152.5 (+9.5) 82%
Baseline ML TTU -9.2 (+10.8) 150.3 (+11.7) 79%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TTU AKR
Overall 23-11 29-6
Conference 12-6 17-1
Home 14-2 15-0
Away 5-5 9-3
Neutral 4-4 5-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.3 86.4
Avg Pts Against 73.1 75.0
Massey 18.6 (#20) 9.8 (#59)
Bradley-Terry 3.19 (#18) 1.91 (#50)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.80 (#19) 2.08 (#62)
RPI 0.618 (#15) 0.594 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors TTU AKR
FG% 46.7% 49.8%
3PT% 39.3% 38.5%
REB / G 36.9 37.1
OREB / G 11.5 11.1
AST / TO 1.47 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 58.5%
TOV% 15.9% 15.5%
ORB% 33.3% 33.5%
FT Rate 19.4% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 18.4%
DRB% 69.9% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 21.9%

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