The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
(4) Texas A&M Aggies
80 71
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) Yale Bulldogs
Ball Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TA&M -7.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money TA&M -300 / YALE +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total TA&M win
Actual TA&M +9 151 Won
Massey TA&M -8.4 (+0.6)
Massey Totals 142.3 (+8.7)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 93%
Baseline Plus ML TA&M -8.8 (+0.2) 142.6 (+8.4) 80%
Model 4 ML TA&M -9.3 (-0.3) 141.2 (+9.8) 81%
Model 3 ML TA&M -9.2 (-0.2) 143.3 (+7.7) 83%
Baseline ML TA&M -8.8 (+0.2) 142.8 (+8.2) 83%

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 TA&M YALE
Overall 23-11 22-8
Conference 11-7 13-1
Home 13-3 11-0
Away 5-5 7-6
Neutral 5-3 4-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.6 80.7
Avg Pts Against 68.7 70.9
Massey 16.7 (#22) 8.2 (#70)
Bradley-Terry 3.25 (#11) 1.16 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.98 (#11) 1.35 (#86)
RPI 0.614 (#14) 0.584 (#35)
Shooting & Four Factors TA&M YALE
FG% 41.6% 48.6%
3PT% 31.1% 38.5%
REB / G 41.2 38.5
OREB / G 16.2 11.1
AST / TO 0.96 1.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 54.8%
TOV% 18.2% 14.3%
ORB% 42.0% 33.2%
FT Rate 29.0% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 16.1%
DRB% 72.2% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 22.0%

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