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(2) UConn Huskies
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(15) Furman Paladins
Xfinity Mobile Arena (Neutral) · March 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -20.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money CONN -4000 / FUR +1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +11 153 Won
Massey CONN -21.6 (-10.6)
Massey Totals 135.8 (+17.2)
Bradley-Terry 98%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML CONN -16.6 (-5.6) 132.5 (+20.5) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -21.8 (-10.8) 134.1 (+18.9) 90%
Baseline ML CONN -21.7 (-10.7) 134.2 (+18.8) 90%
Baseline Plus ML CONN -21.3 (-10.3) 134.8 (+18.2) 90%

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 CONN FUR
Overall 34-6 22-13
Conference 17-3 10-8
Home 15-2 11-5
Away 9-3 7-5
Neutral 10-1 4-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 74.9
Avg Pts Against 65.2 72.5
Massey 20.0 (#13) -1.5 (#187)
Bradley-Terry 3.85 (#5) -0.14 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.66 (#7) -0.24 (#184)
RPI 0.637 (#5) 0.521 (#119)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN FUR
FG% 48.2% 47.1%
3PT% 35.2% 33.3%
REB / G 36.6 36.8
OREB / G 11.6 10.2
AST / TO 1.64 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 54.8%
TOV% 16.8% 17.8%
ORB% 35.7% 31.0%
FT Rate 21.5% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 13.7%
DRB% 71.3% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.9% 20.3%

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