Tire tracks all across your back - I can see you've had your fun. "Crosstown Traffic"- Jimi Hendrix
(1) Michigan Wolverines
69 – 63
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(2) UConn Huskies
Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · April 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MICH -6.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money MICH -285 / CONN +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total MICH win
Actual MICH +6 132 Won
Massey MICH -9.2 (-3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 147.3 (-15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MICH -7.1 (-1.1) 143.3 (-11.3) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MICH -5.0 (+1.0) 145.2 (-13.2) 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MICH -6.7 (-0.7) 142.6 (-10.6) 71% ✓
Baseline ML MICH -5.9 (+0.1) 142.2 (-10.2) 68% ✓

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 MICH CONN
Overall 37-3 34-6
Conference 19-1 17-3
Home 14-1 15-2
Away 11-0 9-3
Neutral 12-2 10-1
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak W6 L1
Avg Pts For 87.3 76.6
Avg Pts Against 69.5 65.2
Massey 30.0 (#1) 20.8 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 5.21 (#2) 4.38 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.63 (#2) 5.14 (#4)
RPI 0.689 (#1) 0.658 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors MICH CONN
FG% 51.0% 47.7%
3PT% 37.1% 34.6%
REB / G 40.1 36.4
OREB / G 10.8 11.6
AST / TO 1.61 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.8% 54.8%
TOV% 16.3% 16.4%
ORB% 34.7% 35.4%
FT Rate 28.0% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.8% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 17.9%
DRB% 72.3% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 29.2%

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