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(2) UConn Huskies
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(3) Illinois Fighting Illini
Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · April 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -1.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money CONN +110 / ILL -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +9 133 Won
Massey ILL -3.7 (+12.7)
Massey Totals 143.5 (-10.5)
Bradley-Terry 66%
Weighted B-T 55%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -1.2 (+10.2) 137.2 (-4.2) 45%
Model 4 ML ILL -0.6 (+9.6) 141.5 (-8.5) 47%
Model 3 ML ILL -1.2 (+10.2) 137.5 (-4.5) 45%
Baseline ML ILL -0.7 (+9.7) 136.4 (-3.4) 44%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 28, 2025 CONN 7461 ILL
Mar 30, 2024 CONN 7752 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CONN ILL
Overall 34-6 28-9
Conference 17-3 15-5
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 9-3 8-2
Neutral 10-1 6-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 83.2
Avg Pts Against 65.2 68.8
Massey 20.5 (#10) 24.2 (#5)
Bradley-Terry 4.30 (#4) 3.64 (#7)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.02 (#4) 4.84 (#6)
RPI 0.658 (#4) 0.633 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN ILL
FG% 48.1% 46.4%
3PT% 34.6% 34.8%
REB / G 36.3 41.0
OREB / G 11.7 13.4
AST / TO 1.66 1.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 55.1%
TOV% 16.7% 13.1%
ORB% 35.8% 39.4%
FT Rate 21.7% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 11.8%
DRB% 71.4% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 14.2%

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