I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
USC Trojans
36 71
FINAL Neutral Classic
Saint Mary's Gaels
Acrisure Arena (Neutral) · November 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -5.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money USC +180 / SMC -215
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual SMC +35 107 Lost
Massey SMC -3.3 (-31.7)
Massey Totals 152.7 (-45.7)
Bradley-Terry 9%
Weighted B-T 5%
Baseline Plus ML SMC -4.6 (-30.4) 145.5 (-38.5) 38%
Baseline ML SMC -1.6 (-33.4) 146.0 (-39.0) 46%
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -1.7 (-33.3) 145.6 (-38.6) 45%
Efficiency Plus ML SMC -2.6 (-32.4) 138.2 (-31.2) 34%

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 USC SMC
Overall 17-18 29-6
Conference 7-13 17-1
Home 12-7 16-1
Away 3-7 9-1
Neutral 2-4 4-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.7 72.7
Avg Pts Against 74.6 61.8
Massey 3.5 (#114) 6.7 (#73)
Bradley-Terry 0.88 (#111) 3.17 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#98) 4.61 (#21)
RPI 0.520 (#140) 0.745 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors USC SMC
FG% 50.0% 47.4%
3PT% 33.1% 33.6%
REB / G 30.2 42.0
OREB / G 8.2 16.8
AST / TO 1.92 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.1% 53.3%
TOV% 14.2% 16.0%
ORB% 26.5% 46.7%
FT Rate 26.0% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 17.0%
DRB% 71.4% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 23.2%

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