Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
(3) Illinois Fighting Illini
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) VCU Rams
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Neutral) · March 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -12.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money ILL -750 / VCU +525
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +21 131 Won
Massey ILL -11.1 (+9.9)
Massey Totals 157.5 (-26.5)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 80%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -8.8 (+12.2) 152.8 (-21.8) 69%
Model 4 ML ILL -10.0 (+11.0) 151.3 (-20.3) 78%
Model 3 ML ILL -9.1 (+11.9) 150.8 (-19.8) 83%
Baseline ML ILL -8.1 (+12.9) 152.8 (-21.8) 70%

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 ILL VCU
Overall 28-9 28-8
Conference 15-5 15-3
Home 14-3 15-2
Away 8-2 7-3
Neutral 6-4 6-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 80.8
Avg Pts Against 68.8 71.8
Massey 23.5 (#7) 12.4 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 3.33 (#15) 2.49 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.49 (#11) 3.08 (#39)
RPI 0.621 (#15) 0.602 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL VCU
FG% 46.4% 46.0%
3PT% 34.9% 36.9%
REB / G 40.9 36.7
OREB / G 13.4 11.1
AST / TO 1.69 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 54.1%
TOV% 12.9% 15.1%
ORB% 39.1% 31.8%
FT Rate 25.8% 31.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 11.6% 17.0%
DRB% 73.2% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 14.7% 23.3%

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