Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
(6) Illinois Fighting Illini
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Xavier Musketeers
Fiserv Forum (Neutral) · March 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -4.5 Home covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money ILL -190 / XAV +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +13 159 Won
Massey ILL -5.2 (+7.8)
Massey Totals 160.8 (-1.8)
Bradley-Terry 67%
Weighted B-T 71%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -4.1 (+8.9) 161.2 (-2.2) 71%
Model 4 ML ILL -5.4 (+7.6) 161.8 (-2.8) 73%
Model 3 ML ILL -6.2 (+6.8) 162.5 (-3.5) 72%
Baseline ML ILL -6.3 (+6.7) 161.2 (-2.2) 72%

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 ILL XAV
Overall 22-13 22-12
Conference 12-8 13-7
Home 13-4 15-2
Away 5-5 5-7
Neutral 4-4 2-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.6 78.1
Avg Pts Against 74.8 71.6
Massey 18.5 (#14) 13.3 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 2.67 (#29) 1.97 (#52)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.56 (#20) 2.65 (#47)
RPI 0.582 (#40) 0.560 (#61)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL XAV
FG% 45.0% 46.9%
3PT% 31.1% 39.1%
REB / G 42.5 33.5
OREB / G 13.1 7.8
AST / TO 1.30 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 54.3%
TOV% 15.8% 15.8%
ORB% 36.0% 24.9%
FT Rate 26.3% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 12.7% 17.6%
DRB% 73.7% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 20.5%

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