But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Cincinnati Bearcats
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FINAL Neutral College Basketball Crown
DePaul Blue Demons
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · April 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CIN -9.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money CIN -600 / DEP +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIN win
Actual CIN +22 144 Won
Massey CIN -8.2 (+13.8)
Massey Totals 137.0 (+7.0)
Bradley-Terry 81%
Weighted B-T 84%
Baseline ML CIN -9.2 (+12.8) 139.2 (+4.8) 79%
Baseline Plus ML CIN -10.4 (+11.6) 139.3 (+4.7) 79%
Efficiency Plus ML CIN -11.7 (+10.3) 137.6 (+6.4) 80%
Baseline Tuned ML CIN -10.7 (+11.3) 138.1 (+5.9) 79%

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 CIN DEP
Overall 19-16 14-20
Conference 7-13 4-16
Home 12-5 11-8
Away 4-9 2-10
Neutral 3-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.2 72.4
Avg Pts Against 66.2 74.5
Massey 12.0 (#48) 3.8 (#103)
Bradley-Terry 1.62 (#61) 0.19 (#152)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.05 (#61) 0.37 (#139)
RPI 0.535 (#102) 0.452 (#269)
Shooting & Four Factors CIN DEP
FG% 44.8% 44.7%
3PT% 32.0% 34.6%
REB / G 34.5 34.5
OREB / G 11.2 9.3
AST / TO 1.34 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 52.7%
TOV% 15.6% 17.9%
ORB% 32.3% 27.2%
FT Rate 15.6% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 15.5%
DRB% 69.9% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 20.3%

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