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(2) UConn Huskies
82 – 71
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(15) Furman Paladins
Xfinity Mobile Arena (Neutral) · March 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -20.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money CONN -4000 / FUR +1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +11 153 Won
Massey CONN -21.6 (-10.6) — —
Massey Totals — 135.8 (+17.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -17.9 (-6.9) 133.6 (+19.4) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -14.6 (-3.6) 133.0 (+20.0) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -17.5 (-6.5) 134.5 (+18.5) 87% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -17.3 (-6.3) 134.7 (+18.3) 89% ✓

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 CONN FUR
Overall 34-6 22-13
Conference 17-3 10-8
Home 15-2 11-5
Away 9-3 7-5
Neutral 10-1 4-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 74.9
Avg Pts Against 65.2 72.5
Massey 20.0 (#13) -1.5 (#187)
Bradley-Terry 3.85 (#5) -0.14 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.66 (#7) -0.24 (#184)
RPI 0.637 (#5) 0.521 (#119)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN FUR
FG% 48.2% 47.1%
3PT% 35.2% 33.3%
REB / G 36.6 36.8
OREB / G 11.6 10.2
AST / TO 1.64 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 54.8%
TOV% 16.8% 17.8%
ORB% 35.7% 31.0%
FT Rate 21.5% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 13.7%
DRB% 71.3% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.9% 20.3%

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