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(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 Tuned ML MICH -10.1 (+12.9) 158.0 (+9.0) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -9.4 (+13.6) 159.0 (+8.0) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -10.1 (+12.9) 156.9 (+10.1) 80% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -9.7 (+13.3) 159.7 (+7.3) 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 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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