I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
(4) Nebraska Cornhuskers
76 – 47
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) Troy Trojans
Paycom Center (Neutral) · March 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -13.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money NEB -1000 / TROY +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NEB +29 123 Won
Massey NEB -17.4 (+11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 142.5 (-19.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -14.0 (+15.0) 138.1 (-15.1) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -11.8 (+17.2) 141.7 (-18.7) 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEB -13.4 (+15.6) 138.7 (-15.7) 86% ✓
Baseline ML NEB -13.7 (+15.3) 136.8 (-13.8) 86% ✓

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 NEB TROY
Overall 28-7 22-12
Conference 15-5 12-6
Home 16-2 10-3
Away 7-3 9-7
Neutral 5-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 77.3
Avg Pts Against 66.1 74.5
Massey 18.4 (#20) 1.0 (#152)
Bradley-Terry 3.44 (#12) 0.58 (#112)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.14 (#15) 0.30 (#139)
RPI 0.606 (#22) 0.552 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB TROY
FG% 46.5% 44.3%
3PT% 35.3% 33.2%
REB / G 34.9 37.6
OREB / G 8.8 12.5
AST / TO 1.84 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 51.9%
TOV% 14.5% 17.0%
ORB% 26.3% 34.8%
FT Rate 20.4% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 16.9%
DRB% 72.3% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 22.7%

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