I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
(1) Michigan Wolverines
95 72
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Saint Louis Billikens
KeyBank Center (Neutral) · March 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -12.5 Home covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money MICH -800 / SLU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MICH +23 167 Won
Massey MICH -11.8 (+11.2)
Massey Totals 163.4 (+3.6)
Bradley-Terry 92%
Weighted B-T 95%
Baseline Plus ML MICH -13.2 (+9.8) 156.4 (+10.6) 87%
Model 4 ML MICH -13.1 (+9.9) 159.6 (+7.4) 87%
Model 3 ML MICH -11.5 (+11.5) 157.3 (+9.7) 86%
Baseline ML MICH -10.1 (+12.9) 160.5 (+6.5) 86%

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 MICH SLU
Overall 37-3 29-6
Conference 19-1 15-3
Home 14-1 19-0
Away 11-0 7-3
Neutral 12-2 3-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak W6 L1
Avg Pts For 87.3 86.4
Avg Pts Against 69.5 71.6
Massey 28.6 (#1) 16.7 (#24)
Bradley-Terry 4.85 (#3) 2.47 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.16 (#3) 3.15 (#36)
RPI 0.676 (#2) 0.607 (#23)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH SLU
FG% 51.0% 50.9%
3PT% 36.3% 40.2%
REB / G 39.8 39.4
OREB / G 10.8 10.0
AST / TO 1.57 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.6% 59.9%
TOV% 16.6% 17.4%
ORB% 35.1% 31.2%
FT Rate 28.2% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.0% 44.6%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 16.0%
DRB% 72.6% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 27.1%

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