Cause now I wanna be your dog. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" - Iggy and the Stooges
(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 Tuned ML ILL -15.6 (+19.4) 148.3 (+26.7) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILL -18.4 (+16.6) 151.6 (+23.4) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILL -17.8 (+17.2) 147.7 (+27.3) 87% ✓
Baseline ML ILL -17.7 (+17.3) 149.5 (+25.5) 87% ✓

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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