We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
(6) Missouri Tigers
57 – 67
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Drake Bulldogs
INTRUST Bank Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MIZ -5.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money MIZ -240 / DRKE +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total MIZ win
Actual DRKE +10 124 Lost
Massey MIZ -9.1 (-19.1) — —
Massey Totals — 135.7 (-11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MIZ -6.0 (-16.0) 134.6 (-10.6) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MIZ -3.5 (-13.5) 128.5 (-4.5) 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MIZ -5.5 (-15.5) 131.5 (-7.5) 60% ✗
Baseline ML MIZ -5.0 (-15.0) 132.8 (-8.8) 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 MIZ DRKE
Overall 22-12 31-4
Conference 10-8 17-3
Home 18-2 14-2
Away 3-7 9-1
Neutral 1-3 8-1
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.6 68.5
Avg Pts Against 73.6 60.2
Massey 17.4 (#18) 8.3 (#69)
Bradley-Terry 3.12 (#12) 2.69 (#27)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.95 (#13) 3.09 (#35)
RPI 0.577 (#45) 0.591 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors MIZ DRKE
FG% 48.5% 47.4%
3PT% 37.0% 35.0%
REB / G 34.3 30.5
OREB / G 11.1 10.3
AST / TO 1.29 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 53.8%
TOV% 15.3% 18.5%
ORB% 33.7% 36.0%
FT Rate 34.0% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 22.1%
DRB% 67.8% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 25.8%

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