And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
(6) Louisville Cardinals
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) South Florida Bulls
KeyBank Center (Neutral) · March 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LOU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 160.5 Over
Money LOU -170 / USF +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total LOU win
Actual LOU +4 162 Won
Massey LOU -8.2 (-4.2)
Massey Totals 165.6 (-3.6)
Bradley-Terry 73%
Weighted B-T 75%
Baseline Plus ML LOU -8.1 (-4.1) 159.5 (+2.5) 75%
Model 4 ML LOU -10.5 (-6.5) 161.9 (+0.1) 82%
Model 3 ML LOU -8.7 (-4.7) 157.0 (+5.0) 78%
Baseline ML LOU -8.3 (-4.3) 155.0 (+7.0) 77%

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 LOU USF
Overall 24-11 25-9
Conference 11-7 15-3
Home 15-2 13-2
Away 4-7 9-3
Neutral 5-2 3-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.3 86.8
Avg Pts Against 72.5 76.5
Massey 20.5 (#10) 12.2 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 2.77 (#25) 1.80 (#56)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.54 (#25) 2.45 (#52)
RPI 0.592 (#31) 0.594 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors LOU USF
FG% 47.0% 43.7%
3PT% 35.7% 33.1%
REB / G 38.5 42.5
OREB / G 11.3 15.5
AST / TO 1.47 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 50.9%
TOV% 16.4% 15.2%
ORB% 32.9% 38.2%
FT Rate 25.7% 30.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 18.8%
DRB% 73.1% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 27.2%

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