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
(3) Iowa State Cyclones
78 – 91
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 Tuned ML ISU -3.0 (-16.0) 145.1 (+23.9) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -3.2 (-16.2) 146.2 (+22.8) 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ISU -3.2 (-16.2) 147.3 (+21.7) 61% ✗
Baseline ML ISU -4.1 (-17.1) 145.6 (+23.4) 64% ✗

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%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.