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(5) Vanderbilt Commodores
78 – 68
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(12) McNeese Cowboys
Paycom Center (Neutral) · March 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -12.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money VAN -700 / MCN +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual VAN +10 146 Won
Massey VAN -11.3 (-1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 152.7 (-6.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -8.4 (+1.6) 146.8 (-0.8) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAN -8.0 (+2.0) 146.8 (-0.8) 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VAN -8.5 (+1.5) 148.0 (-2.0) 76% ✓
Baseline ML VAN -7.9 (+2.1) 148.8 (-2.8) 78% ✓

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 VAN MCN
Overall 27-9 28-6
Conference 11-7 19-3
Home 13-3 14-0
Away 8-4 9-5
Neutral 6-2 5-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 85.7 76.6
Avg Pts Against 75.0 67.4
Massey 20.2 (#11) 8.9 (#69)
Bradley-Terry 3.21 (#18) 1.75 (#61)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.34 (#13) 2.12 (#61)
RPI 0.616 (#20) 0.597 (#27)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN MCN
FG% 47.5% 45.4%
3PT% 35.5% 31.6%
REB / G 35.3 34.1
OREB / G 10.7 12.2
AST / TO 1.72 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 51.0%
TOV% 13.3% 14.3%
ORB% 31.2% 35.0%
FT Rate 30.3% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 24.6%
DRB% 68.4% 65.0%
Opp FT Rate 30.8% 30.7%

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