And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
(2) UConn Huskies
73 – 57
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(7) UCLA Bruins
Xfinity Mobile Arena (Neutral) · March 23, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -5.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money CONN -230 / UCLA +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +16 130 Won
Massey CONN -4.6 (+11.4) — —
Massey Totals — 138.7 (-8.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -3.9 (+12.1) 136.6 (-6.6) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -3.1 (+12.9) 136.0 (-6.0) 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -3.4 (+12.6) 136.5 (-6.5) 69% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -3.8 (+12.2) 136.8 (-6.8) 63% ✓

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 CONN UCLA
Overall 34-6 24-12
Conference 17-3 13-7
Home 15-2 17-1
Away 9-3 4-6
Neutral 10-1 3-5
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 77.1
Avg Pts Against 65.2 71.1
Massey 19.8 (#13) 15.2 (#33)
Bradley-Terry 3.90 (#5) 2.82 (#24)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.71 (#7) 3.45 (#26)
RPI 0.639 (#5) 0.588 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN UCLA
FG% 48.3% 46.8%
3PT% 34.7% 37.9%
REB / G 36.8 32.5
OREB / G 11.8 10.1
AST / TO 1.66 1.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 53.6%
TOV% 16.7% 13.3%
ORB% 36.1% 31.2%
FT Rate 21.4% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.3%
DRB% 71.7% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 29.2% 25.4%

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