James Wins.
Michigan 69 — UConn 63
James's Pick
Michigan 76-70 ✓
Brian's Pick
UConn 67-63 ✗
Championship Winner
James (+20 pts)
Score Accuracy (Michigan)
James off by 7 / Brian off by 6
Score Accuracy (UConn)
James off by 7 / Brian exact (63)
Final Score
James wins the series
The model saw the game right — low scoring, tempo controlled, final in the 60s. Brian's predicted total of 130 was closer to the actual 132 than James's 146. But James called the winner. And in March, that's all that matters.
Built with KenPom, Barttorvik, Kaggle, 50,000 Monte Carlo simulations,
5 model variants, a devil's advocate agent, and spite.
Still lost.
See you in March 2027