I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
(1) Duke Blue Devils
80 – 75
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) St. John's Red Storm
Capital One Arena (Neutral) · March 27, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -6.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money DUKE -298 / SJU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +5 155 Won
Massey DUKE -8.4 (-3.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.8 (+12.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -7.5 (-2.5) 137.2 (+17.8) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -6.7 (-1.7) 138.7 (+16.3) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -8.7 (-3.7) 137.7 (+17.3) 72% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -6.7 (-1.7) 136.3 (+18.7) 72% ✓

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 DUKE SJU
Overall 35-3 30-7
Conference 17-1 18-2
Home 15-0 18-2
Away 10-1 9-1
Neutral 10-2 3-4
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.6 80.9
Avg Pts Against 63.6 69.6
Massey 27.9 (#2) 19.5 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 5.14 (#2) 3.46 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.73 (#1) 4.21 (#15)
RPI 0.677 (#2) 0.630 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE SJU
FG% 48.9% 45.2%
3PT% 34.6% 33.2%
REB / G 40.4 38.8
OREB / G 12.5 13.0
AST / TO 1.58 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.6% 50.9%
TOV% 15.9% 14.6%
ORB% 38.3% 35.5%
FT Rate 27.7% 29.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 19.2%
DRB% 75.1% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 16.5% 22.4%

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