What's the point of robbery when nothing is worth taking? "Stand and Deliver" - Adam and the Ants
(2) Michigan State Spartans
87 – 62
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(15) Bryant Bulldogs
Rocket Arena (Neutral) · March 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -18.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money MSU -2500 / BRY +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +25 149 Won
Massey MSU -18.5 (+6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (-1.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -15.1 (+9.9) 149.1 (-0.1) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -14.3 (+10.7) 149.9 (-0.9) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -16.3 (+8.7) 150.8 (-1.8) 87% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -15.2 (+9.8) 148.7 (+0.3) 88% ✓

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 MSU BRY
Overall 30-7 23-12
Conference 17-3 14-2
Home 15-1 12-3
Away 8-2 10-7
Neutral 7-4 1-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 79.8
Avg Pts Against 67.1 74.9
Massey 19.3 (#12) 0.9 (#146)
Bradley-Terry 3.52 (#7) 0.03 (#165)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.50 (#8) 0.28 (#146)
RPI 0.628 (#9) 0.540 (#92)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU BRY
FG% 46.1% 45.2%
3PT% 30.8% 33.4%
REB / G 39.8 40.8
OREB / G 11.8 13.2
AST / TO 1.46 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 51.0%
TOV% 16.6% 16.6%
ORB% 35.3% 34.2%
FT Rate 29.6% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 16.3%
DRB% 75.4% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 21.6%

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