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(3) Iowa State Cyclones
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(6) Ole Miss Rebels
Fiserv Forum (Neutral) · March 24, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money ISU -230 / MISS +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual MISS +13 169 Lost
Massey ISU -4.9 (-17.9)
Massey Totals 146.6 (+22.4)
Bradley-Terry 38%
Weighted B-T 33%
Baseline Plus ML ISU -3.0 (-16.0) 147.9 (+21.1) 54%
Model 4 ML ISU -3.8 (-16.8) 148.4 (+20.6) 71%
Model 3 ML ISU -3.3 (-16.3) 146.2 (+22.8) 67%
Baseline ML ISU -3.7 (-16.7) 147.8 (+21.2) 55%

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 ISU MISS
Overall 25-10 24-12
Conference 13-7 10-8
Home 15-2 13-3
Away 6-5 5-6
Neutral 4-3 6-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.3 77.2
Avg Pts Against 68.3 71.7
Massey 20.3 (#10) 15.4 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 2.86 (#22) 3.33 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.46 (#23) 4.18 (#9)
RPI 0.596 (#26) 0.612 (#16)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU MISS
FG% 48.3% 44.2%
3PT% 35.8% 34.3%
REB / G 35.4 33.3
OREB / G 10.2 9.2
AST / TO 1.27 1.56
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 51.1%
TOV% 17.0% 13.0%
ORB% 32.1% 25.4%
FT Rate 28.5% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 20.3%
DRB% 71.9% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 27.5%

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