Funky Claude was running in and out / pulling kids out the ground "Smoke On the Water" - Deep Purple
(1) Duke Blue Devils
72 73
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(2) UConn Huskies
Capital One Arena (Neutral) · March 29, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -4.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money DUKE -218 / CONN +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual CONN +1 145 Lost
Massey DUKE -7.6 (-8.6)
Massey Totals 135.1 (+9.9)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 87%
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -9.7 (-10.7) 129.7 (+15.3) 84%
Model 4 ML DUKE -8.9 (-9.9) 130.9 (+14.1) 83%
Model 3 ML DUKE -9.8 (-10.8) 129.7 (+15.3) 82%
Baseline ML DUKE -8.8 (-9.8) 124.5 (+20.5) 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 DUKE CONN
Overall 35-3 34-6
Conference 17-1 17-3
Home 15-0 15-2
Away 10-1 9-3
Neutral 10-2 10-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.6 76.6
Avg Pts Against 63.6 65.2
Massey 27.8 (#2) 20.3 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 5.20 (#2) 4.08 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.80 (#1) 4.90 (#4)
RPI 0.681 (#2) 0.649 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE CONN
FG% 49.0% 48.2%
3PT% 34.6% 34.9%
REB / G 40.4 36.6
OREB / G 12.5 11.6
AST / TO 1.57 1.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.6% 55.3%
TOV% 15.9% 16.9%
ORB% 38.4% 35.8%
FT Rate 27.7% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 17.9%
DRB% 75.0% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.1% 29.0%

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