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Mountain West Conference · Viejas Arena · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money SDSU -110 / USU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total SDSU win
Actual SDSU +17 161 Won
Massey USU -2.6 (+19.6) — —
Massey Totals — 152.6 (+8.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SDSU -1.2 (+15.8) 146.2 (+14.8) 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SDSU -0.1 (+16.9) 144.7 (+16.3) 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -0.0 (+17.0) 146.0 (+15.0) 49% ✗
Baseline ML SDSU -0.4 (+16.6) 148.0 (+13.0) 55% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 USU 73 – 62 SDSU
Jan 31, 2026 USU 71 – 66 SDSU
Feb 23, 2025 USU 79 – 71 SDSU
Dec 28, 2024 USU 67 – 66 SDSU
Mar 16, 2024 SDSU 86 – 70 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SDSU USU
Overall 22-11 29-7
Conference 14-6 15-5
Home 14-2 14-1
Away 5-5 7-5
Neutral 3-4 8-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.8 81.4
Avg Pts Against 71.3 71.2
Massey 11.5 (#49) 17.0 (#24)
Bradley-Terry 1.75 (#55) 2.59 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.42 (#53) 3.12 (#39)
RPI 0.578 (#50) 0.626 (#19)
Shooting & Four Factors SDSU USU
FG% 46.6% 50.5%
3PT% 35.3% 36.2%
REB / G 34.6 34.8
OREB / G 9.8 11.2
AST / TO 1.20 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 57.8%
TOV% 17.6% 15.8%
ORB% 30.0% 34.8%
FT Rate 28.0% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 20.8%
DRB% 69.2% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 28.9%

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