Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
(6) Ole Miss Rebels
71 – 64
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) North Carolina Tar Heels
Fiserv Forum (Neutral) · March 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNC -1.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money MISS +105 / UNC -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total MISS win
Actual MISS +7 135 Won
Massey MISS -0.2 (+6.8) — —
Massey Totals — 156.6 (-21.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MISS -0.2 (+6.8) 151.2 (-16.2) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNC -0.1 (+7.1) 151.2 (-16.2) 47% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNC -0.0 (+7.0) 152.9 (-17.9) 54% ✓
Baseline ML UNC -0.0 (+7.0) 151.1 (-16.1) 54% ✓

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 MISS UNC
Overall 24-12 23-14
Conference 10-8 13-7
Home 13-3 12-3
Away 5-6 6-6
Neutral 6-3 5-5
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.2 80.7
Avg Pts Against 71.7 74.7
Massey 15.1 (#30) 14.9 (#31)
Bradley-Terry 3.27 (#10) 2.27 (#41)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.10 (#9) 2.94 (#39)
RPI 0.608 (#17) 0.591 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors MISS UNC
FG% 44.2% 47.8%
3PT% 34.1% 36.0%
REB / G 33.1 36.8
OREB / G 9.2 9.8
AST / TO 1.60 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 54.5%
TOV% 12.7% 15.1%
ORB% 25.4% 29.3%
FT Rate 26.3% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 15.2%
DRB% 69.2% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 22.5%

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