Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
(4) Maryland Terrapins
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) Grand Canyon Lopes
Climate Pledge Arena (Neutral) · March 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MD -8.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money MD -550 / GCU +380
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual MD +32 130 Won
Massey MD -14.9 (+17.1)
Massey Totals 150.2 (-20.2)
Bradley-Terry 85%
Weighted B-T 94%
Baseline Plus ML MD -15.7 (+16.3) 148.8 (-18.8) 87%
Model 4 ML MD -13.0 (+19.0) 149.3 (-19.3) 85%
Model 3 ML MD -16.4 (+15.6) 147.2 (-17.2) 87%
Baseline ML MD -15.4 (+16.6) 148.5 (-18.5) 86%

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 MD GCU
Overall 27-9 26-8
Conference 14-6 13-3
Home 17-2 16-1
Away 5-5 5-4
Neutral 5-2 5-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.1 77.6
Avg Pts Against 67.2 70.0
Massey 20.4 (#9) 5.5 (#93)
Bradley-Terry 2.83 (#20) 1.10 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.98 (#10) 1.22 (#89)
RPI 0.594 (#27) 0.547 (#83)
Shooting & Four Factors MD GCU
FG% 47.2% 45.9%
3PT% 37.2% 31.6%
REB / G 36.7 37.0
OREB / G 10.7 11.1
AST / TO 1.43 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 51.2%
TOV% 14.5% 18.5%
ORB% 30.9% 32.5%
FT Rate 24.9% 32.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 20.6%
DRB% 72.8% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 23.5%

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