I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
(1) Florida Gators
95 69
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(16) Norfolk State Spartans
Lenovo Center (Neutral) · March 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread FLA -28.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money FLA -7500 / NORF +2000
Model Predictions
Spread Total FLA win
Actual FLA +26 164 Won
Massey FLA -25.4 (+0.6)
Massey Totals 151.5 (+12.5)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML FLA -23.4 (+2.6) 152.4 (+11.6) 90%
Model 4 ML FLA -23.3 (+2.7) 154.6 (+9.4) 90%
Model 3 ML FLA -21.5 (+4.5) 152.4 (+11.6) 90%
Baseline ML FLA -22.9 (+3.1) 154.3 (+9.7) 91%

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 FLA NORF
Overall 36-4 24-11
Conference 14-4 11-3
Home 15-1 11-1
Away 7-3 8-9
Neutral 14-0 5-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak W12 L1
Avg Pts For 84.8 74.7
Avg Pts Against 69.6 71.8
Massey 24.6 (#4) -0.8 (#172)
Bradley-Terry 4.74 (#1) 0.20 (#151)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.06 (#1) -0.01 (#166)
RPI 0.647 (#4) 0.549 (#80)
Shooting & Four Factors FLA NORF
FG% 47.3% 48.1%
3PT% 35.5% 31.2%
REB / G 42.0 33.5
OREB / G 13.8 10.2
AST / TO 1.49 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 52.4%
TOV% 15.0% 18.2%
ORB% 38.1% 32.8%
FT Rate 23.4% 29.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.3% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 18.8%
DRB% 71.2% 66.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 24.8%

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