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(4) Nebraska Cornhuskers
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) Vanderbilt Commodores
Paycom Center (Neutral) · March 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -1.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money NEB +114 / VAN -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NEB +2 146 Won
Massey VAN -1.4 (+3.4)
Massey Totals 148.3 (-2.3)
Bradley-Terry 54%
Weighted B-T 44%
Baseline Plus ML VAN -1.8 (+3.8) 142.9 (+3.1) 40%
Model 4 ML NEB -0.1 (+1.9) 142.8 (+3.2) 43%
Model 3 ML VAN -0.7 (+2.7) 144.3 (+1.7) 51%
Baseline ML VAN -2.0 (+4.0) 145.4 (+0.6) 39%

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 NEB VAN
Overall 28-7 27-9
Conference 15-5 11-7
Home 16-2 13-3
Away 7-3 8-4
Neutral 5-2 6-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 85.7
Avg Pts Against 66.1 75.0
Massey 18.9 (#19) 20.2 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 3.48 (#12) 3.32 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.20 (#15) 4.43 (#12)
RPI 0.610 (#22) 0.622 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB VAN
FG% 46.4% 47.6%
3PT% 35.3% 35.6%
REB / G 35.0 35.4
OREB / G 8.9 10.7
AST / TO 1.87 1.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 55.4%
TOV% 14.3% 13.5%
ORB% 26.6% 31.2%
FT Rate 20.0% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 17.7%
DRB% 72.3% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 30.2%

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