Funky Claude was running in and out / pulling kids out the ground "Smoke On the Water" - Deep Purple
(3) Virginia Cavaliers
72 – 79
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(6) Tennessee Volunteers
Xfinity Mobile Arena (Neutral) · March 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TENN -1.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money UVA -105 / TENN -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual TENN +7 151 Lost
Massey TENN -0.9 (-6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 139.5 (+11.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -0.3 (-7.3) 138.2 (+12.8) 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TENN -0.4 (-6.6) 138.8 (+12.2) 48% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TENN -0.0 (-7.0) 139.9 (+11.1) 46% ✓
Baseline ML TENN -0.1 (-6.9) 140.5 (+10.5) 46% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 22, 2024 TENN 64 – 42 UVA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVA TENN
Overall 30-6 25-12
Conference 15-3 11-7
Home 16-1 14-3
Away 8-2 5-5
Neutral 6-3 6-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.4 78.8
Avg Pts Against 68.8 69.6
Massey 18.6 (#20) 19.5 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 3.71 (#8) 2.91 (#21)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.58 (#8) 3.91 (#19)
RPI 0.619 (#18) 0.589 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA TENN
FG% 46.4% 46.4%
3PT% 36.3% 33.8%
REB / G 40.2 42.6
OREB / G 13.1 15.9
AST / TO 1.51 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 51.8%
TOV% 16.2% 17.4%
ORB% 37.9% 45.1%
FT Rate 24.0% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.5% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 16.4%
DRB% 71.0% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 25.3%

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