Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
(1) Duke Blue Devils
81 – 58
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) TCU Horned Frogs
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Neutral) · March 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -12.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money DUKE -850 / TCU +575
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +23 139 Won
Massey DUKE -14.8 (+8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 140.0 (-1.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -12.6 (+10.4) 137.9 (+1.1) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -11.5 (+11.5) 137.8 (+1.2) 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -12.9 (+10.1) 140.0 (-1.0) 84% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -12.1 (+10.9) 137.7 (+1.3) 85% ✓

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 DUKE TCU
Overall 35-3 23-12
Conference 17-1 11-7
Home 15-0 14-5
Away 10-1 5-5
Neutral 10-2 4-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.6 77.4
Avg Pts Against 63.6 72.1
Massey 27.8 (#2) 13.0 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 5.15 (#2) 2.74 (#27)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.73 (#1) 3.47 (#26)
RPI 0.678 (#1) 0.568 (#50)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE TCU
FG% 48.8% 44.7%
3PT% 34.6% 33.3%
REB / G 40.4 36.2
OREB / G 12.6 12.4
AST / TO 1.60 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 50.8%
TOV% 15.7% 15.5%
ORB% 38.3% 34.3%
FT Rate 27.4% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 19.4%
DRB% 75.1% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 21.7%

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