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(1) Duke Blue Devils
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(1) Houston Cougars
Alamodome (Neutral) · April 6, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -4.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money DUKE -260 / HOU +215
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual HOU +3 137 Lost
Massey DUKE -2.8 (-5.8)
Massey Totals 129.8 (+7.2)
Bradley-Terry 51%
Weighted B-T 49%
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -3.2 (-6.2) 131.0 (+6.0) 46%
Model 4 ML DUKE -4.3 (-7.3) 129.8 (+7.2) 50%
Model 3 ML DUKE -5.0 (-8.0) 132.3 (+4.7) 61%
Baseline ML DUKE -5.0 (-8.0) 131.1 (+5.9) 54%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 30, 2024 DUKE 5451 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUKE HOU
Overall 35-4 35-5
Conference 19-1 19-1
Home 17-0 16-1
Away 10-1 10-0
Neutral 8-3 9-4
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 73.7
Avg Pts Against 62.8 58.6
Massey 28.1 (#1) 25.3 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 4.46 (#3) 4.42 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.63 (#4) 5.68 (#3)
RPI 0.657 (#5) 0.657 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE HOU
FG% 49.6% 45.4%
3PT% 38.6% 39.7%
REB / G 38.3 36.7
OREB / G 10.7 12.6
AST / TO 1.82 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.2% 52.3%
TOV% 14.1% 14.2%
ORB% 34.1% 36.8%
FT Rate 25.8% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 21.2%
DRB% 73.3% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.1% 24.1%

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