And with the way you look I understand you're not impressed. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
(1) Duke Blue Devils
85 – 65
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(2) Alabama Crimson Tide
Prudential Center (Neutral) · March 30, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -6.5 Home covered
O/U 175.5 Under
Money DUKE -275 / ALA +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +20 150 Won
Massey DUKE -4.5 (+15.5) — —
Massey Totals — 166.9 (-16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -4.6 (+15.4) 167.8 (-17.8) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -3.5 (+16.5) 168.4 (-18.4) 62% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -4.8 (+15.2) 162.0 (-12.0) 62% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -4.2 (+15.8) 165.7 (-15.7) 62% ✓

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 DUKE ALA
Overall 35-4 28-9
Conference 19-1 13-5
Home 17-0 12-3
Away 10-1 9-3
Neutral 8-3 7-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 90.7
Avg Pts Against 62.8 81.3
Massey 27.7 (#1) 23.2 (#5)
Bradley-Terry 4.29 (#4) 4.19 (#6)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.40 (#5) 5.08 (#6)
RPI 0.652 (#5) 0.667 (#2)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE ALA
FG% 49.4% 48.7%
3PT% 38.5% 35.6%
REB / G 38.3 42.7
OREB / G 10.8 12.5
AST / TO 1.83 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.2% 57.0%
TOV% 13.9% 16.6%
ORB% 34.3% 34.1%
FT Rate 25.6% 28.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 13.3%
DRB% 73.1% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.1% 23.3%

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