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FINAL Neutral College Basketball Crown
Utah Utes
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · March 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTAH -3.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money BUT +135 / UTAH -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual BUT +2 170 Won
Massey UTAH -1.3 (+3.3)
Massey Totals 150.0 (+20.0)
Bradley-Terry 32%
Weighted B-T 37%
Baseline ML UTAH -1.0 (+3.0) 154.5 (+15.5) 63%
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -0.8 (+2.8) 150.3 (+19.7) 57%
Efficiency Plus ML UTAH -0.6 (+2.6) 150.4 (+19.6) 47%
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -1.2 (+3.2) 150.7 (+19.3) 48%

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 BUT UTAH
Overall 15-20 16-17
Conference 6-14 8-12
Home 9-8 15-4
Away 2-9 1-9
Neutral 4-3 0-4
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 74.7 75.5
Avg Pts Against 74.9 72.6
Massey 7.7 (#73) 9.0 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#124) 1.31 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.09 (#96) 1.61 (#79)
RPI 0.500 (#166) 0.498 (#170)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT UTAH
FG% 45.6% 44.6%
3PT% 36.6% 32.6%
REB / G 35.0 39.8
OREB / G 8.6 12.8
AST / TO 1.26 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 51.7%
TOV% 16.4% 18.1%
ORB% 26.4% 34.9%
FT Rate 27.7% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 11.5% 15.7%
DRB% 70.7% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 15.5% 23.4%

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