You have to let that raga drop. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
(1) Auburn Tigers
82 – 70
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Creighton Bluejays
Rupp Arena (Neutral) · March 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread AUB -8.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money AUB -450 / CREI +340
Model Predictions
Spread Total AUB win
Actual AUB +12 152 Won
Massey AUB -11.8 (+0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 150.6 (+1.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AUB -9.7 (+2.3) 148.9 (+3.1) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AUB -8.4 (+3.6) 149.8 (+2.2) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AUB -10.1 (+1.9) 148.1 (+3.9) 80% ✓
Baseline ML AUB -9.1 (+2.9) 149.6 (+2.4) 82% ✓

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 AUB CREI
Overall 32-6 25-11
Conference 15-3 15-5
Home 13-2 15-2
Away 8-2 6-6
Neutral 11-2 4-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.0 75.5
Avg Pts Against 69.4 70.0
Massey 25.7 (#2) 13.9 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 4.66 (#2) 2.49 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.69 (#2) 3.01 (#38)
RPI 0.676 (#1) 0.592 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors AUB CREI
FG% 48.2% 47.7%
3PT% 36.6% 34.2%
REB / G 37.3 37.7
OREB / G 11.7 8.5
AST / TO 1.77 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 56.1%
TOV% 13.5% 18.0%
ORB% 34.3% 26.8%
FT Rate 25.0% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 11.7%
DRB% 70.0% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 12.0%

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