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(6) BYU Cougars
80 71
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) VCU Rams
Ball Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money BYU -130 / VCU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual BYU +9 151 Won
Massey BYU -3.0 (+6.0)
Massey Totals 146.1 (+4.9)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 58%
Baseline Plus ML BYU -3.3 (+5.7) 142.3 (+8.7) 68%
Model 4 ML BYU -3.9 (+5.1) 142.3 (+8.7) 68%
Model 3 ML BYU -3.0 (+6.0) 143.0 (+8.0) 65%
Baseline ML BYU -3.6 (+5.4) 143.8 (+7.2) 67%

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 BYU VCU
Overall 26-10 28-7
Conference 14-6 15-3
Home 15-2 15-1
Away 6-5 7-3
Neutral 5-3 6-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 76.2
Avg Pts Against 72.6 63.0
Massey 16.7 (#21) 13.7 (#37)
Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#31) 2.04 (#47)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.08 (#36) 2.76 (#44)
RPI 0.566 (#54) 0.582 (#38)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU VCU
FG% 48.2% 44.4%
3PT% 37.4% 33.5%
REB / G 37.4 38.0
OREB / G 11.0 13.1
AST / TO 1.42 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.3% 52.4%
TOV% 17.5% 16.8%
ORB% 33.0% 36.7%
FT Rate 20.8% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 44.4%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 20.5%
DRB% 74.2% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 26.0%

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