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Arizona State Sun Devils
78 – 86
FINAL Neutral College Basketball Crown
Nebraska Cornhuskers
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · April 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -6.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money ASU +240 / NEB -290
Model Predictions
Spread Total ASU win
Actual NEB +8 164 Lost
Massey NEB -2.3 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 147.2 (+16.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -3.5 (-4.5) 151.0 (+13.0) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -3.5 (-4.5) 149.1 (+14.9) 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEB -3.6 (-4.4) 152.4 (+11.6) 33% ✓
Baseline ML NEB -2.9 (-5.1) 150.5 (+13.5) 33% ✓

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 ASU NEB
Overall 13-20 21-14
Conference 4-16 7-13
Home 5-9 10-6
Away 3-8 5-7
Neutral 5-3 6-1
Last 5 0-5 0-5
Streak L6 W4
Avg Pts For 74.1 76.0
Avg Pts Against 76.8 72.6
Massey 8.3 (#68) 10.6 (#58)
Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#75) 1.71 (#57)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.65 (#73) 2.52 (#51)
RPI 0.532 (#105) 0.554 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors ASU NEB
FG% 43.8% 45.3%
3PT% 35.8% 32.5%
REB / G 34.2 35.1
OREB / G 8.8 9.2
AST / TO 1.04 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 51.5%
TOV% 17.5% 16.2%
ORB% 25.2% 26.8%
FT Rate 26.0% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 17.7%
DRB% 69.6% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 19.0%

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