If I had my time again / I would do it all the same. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
(3) Illinois Fighting Illini
105 70
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(14) Pennsylvania Quakers
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -25.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money ILL -10000 / PENN +3000
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +35 175 Won
Massey ILL -22.3 (+12.7)
Massey Totals 152.0 (+23.0)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 98%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -21.2 (+13.8) 150.5 (+24.5) 90%
Model 4 ML ILL -23.7 (+11.3) 151.3 (+23.7) 90%
Model 3 ML ILL -20.2 (+14.8) 150.5 (+24.5) 90%
Baseline ML ILL -21.0 (+14.0) 151.5 (+23.5) 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 ILL PENN
Overall 28-9 18-12
Conference 15-5 9-5
Home 14-3 12-2
Away 8-2 4-9
Neutral 6-4 2-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 74.4
Avg Pts Against 68.8 74.4
Massey 23.1 (#6) 0.7 (#153)
Bradley-Terry 3.25 (#17) 0.38 (#128)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.42 (#11) 0.50 (#126)
RPI 0.617 (#17) 0.542 (#83)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL PENN
FG% 46.3% 43.6%
3PT% 34.7% 38.7%
REB / G 40.7 35.6
OREB / G 13.2 11.1
AST / TO 1.65 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 50.3%
TOV% 13.2% 15.5%
ORB% 38.7% 30.3%
FT Rate 26.0% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 11.6% 17.7%
DRB% 73.0% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 15.1% 18.4%

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