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Colorado Buffaloes
86 – 90 OT
FINAL Neutral College Basketball Crown
Oklahoma Sooners
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · April 2, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OU -9.5 Home covered
O/U 162.5 Over
Money COLO +340 / OU -440
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLO win
Actual OU +4 176 Lost
Massey OU -4.5 (+0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 160.9 (+15.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OU -4.1 (+0.1) 154.6 (+21.4) 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OU -5.5 (+1.5) 156.9 (+19.1) 33% ✓
Baseline ML OU -4.9 (+0.9) 158.5 (+17.5) 30% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OU -4.3 (+0.3) 160.9 (+15.1) 29% ✓

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 COLO OU
Overall 17-16 21-16
Conference 7-11 7-11
Home 13-5 11-5
Away 2-8 4-7
Neutral 2-3 6-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 80.2 82.9
Avg Pts Against 79.8 77.4
Massey 7.9 (#82) 12.5 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 1.54 (#68) 1.97 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#59) 2.63 (#46)
RPI 0.534 (#94) 0.524 (#116)
Shooting & Four Factors COLO OU
FG% 47.0% 47.0%
3PT% 35.3% 36.8%
REB / G 34.3 35.8
OREB / G 10.0 11.6
AST / TO 1.54 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 55.1%
TOV% 14.5% 14.4%
ORB% 29.0% 33.6%
FT Rate 27.1% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 15.4%
DRB% 70.2% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 25.4%

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