Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
(4) Purdue Boilermakers
76 – 62
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(12) McNeese Cowboys
Amica Mutual Pavilion (Neutral) · March 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -6.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money PUR -260 / MCN +215
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +14 138 Won
Massey PUR -7.7 (+6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 140.1 (-2.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 76% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -5.9 (+8.1) 139.9 (-1.9) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -5.8 (+8.2) 135.4 (+2.6) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -6.2 (+7.8) 137.9 (+0.1) 73% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -5.7 (+8.3) 140.6 (-2.6) 74% ✓

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 PUR MCN
Overall 24-12 28-7
Conference 13-7 19-1
Home 14-2 15-1
Away 5-6 10-2
Neutral 5-4 3-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.2 74.7
Avg Pts Against 70.4 64.5
Massey 17.4 (#17) 9.6 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 2.86 (#21) 1.69 (#60)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.64 (#18) 1.76 (#68)
RPI 0.623 (#10) 0.598 (#23)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR MCN
FG% 48.9% 46.6%
3PT% 38.3% 35.2%
REB / G 32.7 36.3
OREB / G 9.8 11.9
AST / TO 1.54 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.1% 53.1%
TOV% 15.5% 16.2%
ORB% 31.7% 35.0%
FT Rate 25.2% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 21.5%
DRB% 70.4% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 22.5%

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