And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
(2) Michigan State Spartans
73 – 70
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(6) Ole Miss Rebels
State Farm Arena (Neutral) · March 28, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money MSU -175 / MISS +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +3 143 Won
Massey MSU -3.7 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 142.6 (+0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -3.4 (-0.4) 142.1 (+0.9) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -2.7 (+0.3) 143.5 (-0.5) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -2.6 (+0.4) 143.4 (-0.4) 64% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -3.5 (-0.5) 141.6 (+1.4) 66% ✓

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 MSU MISS
Overall 30-7 24-12
Conference 17-3 10-8
Home 15-1 13-3
Away 8-2 5-6
Neutral 7-4 6-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 77.2
Avg Pts Against 67.1 71.7
Massey 19.7 (#12) 15.9 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 3.59 (#7) 3.41 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.60 (#7) 4.27 (#9)
RPI 0.635 (#8) 0.616 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU MISS
FG% 46.0% 44.6%
3PT% 31.0% 34.8%
REB / G 40.1 33.1
OREB / G 12.1 9.1
AST / TO 1.46 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 51.6%
TOV% 16.5% 12.9%
ORB% 35.8% 25.3%
FT Rate 29.4% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 20.3%
DRB% 75.6% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 27.5%

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