03-28-2022, 09:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-28-2022, 09:45 AM by TheWildJacko.)
NC State for sure, and then Michigan. I think UCONN has more weapons, and we may have trouble defending UCONN's guards, esp. Fudd and Bueckers. Michigan's primary strength is in the post with Naz Hillmon; we have the inside presence to negate her. Louisville has great guards as well, so I'd think they'd be more problematic for us.
Here are our chances against our remaining potential opponents, according to FiveThirtyEight (% that we win the matchup):
Final Four Semis:
vs. UCONN: 55%
vs. NC State: 48%
Title Game:
vs. Louisville: 59%
vs. Michigan: 75%
vs. S. Carolina: 33%
Interesting that they have us favored slightly favored against UCONN, but not against NC State, despite giving 50-50 odds for either UCONN or NC State to win their game today.
Her Hoop Stats agrees. Here are their predictions for neutral court matchups with each team:
(% chance of Stanford victory, predicted margin)
UCONN: 57.7% chance, +2.1 points
NC State: 44.9% chance, -1.5 points
Louisville: 59.1% chance, +2.6 points
Michigan: 72.6% chance, +6.8 points
S. Carolina: 36.1% chance, -3.9 points
Here are our chances against our remaining potential opponents, according to FiveThirtyEight (% that we win the matchup):
Final Four Semis:
vs. UCONN: 55%
vs. NC State: 48%
Title Game:
vs. Louisville: 59%
vs. Michigan: 75%
vs. S. Carolina: 33%
Interesting that they have us favored slightly favored against UCONN, but not against NC State, despite giving 50-50 odds for either UCONN or NC State to win their game today.
Her Hoop Stats agrees. Here are their predictions for neutral court matchups with each team:
(% chance of Stanford victory, predicted margin)
UCONN: 57.7% chance, +2.1 points
NC State: 44.9% chance, -1.5 points
Louisville: 59.1% chance, +2.6 points
Michigan: 72.6% chance, +6.8 points
S. Carolina: 36.1% chance, -3.9 points
