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(5) Clemson Tigers
67 – 69
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(12) McNeese Cowboys
Amica Mutual Pavilion (Neutral) · March 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CLEM -7.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money CLEM -280 / MCN +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total CLEM win
Actual MCN +2 136 Lost
Massey CLEM -6.4 (-8.4) — —
Massey Totals — 135.4 (+0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CLEM -5.3 (-7.3) 134.8 (+1.2) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CLEM -5.3 (-7.3) 132.5 (+3.5) 65% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CLEM -4.7 (-6.7) 134.0 (+2.0) 65% ✗
Baseline ML CLEM -5.2 (-7.2) 133.6 (+2.4) 64% ✗

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 CLEM MCN
Overall 27-7 28-7
Conference 18-2 19-1
Home 15-2 15-1
Away 9-3 10-2
Neutral 3-2 3-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.1 74.7
Avg Pts Against 65.8 64.5
Massey 15.8 (#27) 9.4 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 2.93 (#17) 1.46 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.62 (#19) 1.58 (#76)
RPI 0.614 (#15) 0.589 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors CLEM MCN
FG% 46.5% 46.7%
3PT% 37.2% 35.6%
REB / G 35.3 36.1
OREB / G 11.2 11.7
AST / TO 1.38 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 53.3%
TOV% 15.7% 16.2%
ORB% 33.7% 34.7%
FT Rate 21.6% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 21.6%
DRB% 70.1% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 22.3%

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