I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
USC Trojans
76 – 89
FINAL Neutral Legends of Basketball Las Vegas Invitational
Gonzaga Bulldogs
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · December 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread GONZ -3.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money USC +130 / GONZ -167
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual GONZ +13 165 Lost
Massey GONZ -0.3 (-12.7) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (+23.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 26% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 14% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GONZ -0.7 (-12.3) 141.0 (+24.0) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GONZ -1.6 (-11.4) 143.4 (+21.6) 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GONZ -1.0 (-12.0) 143.3 (+21.7) 46% ✓
Baseline ML GONZ -0.6 (-12.4) 143.3 (+21.7) 48% ✓

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 30, 2021 GONZ 85 – 66 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC GONZ
Overall 15-18 27-8
Conference 8-12 14-2
Home 9-6 13-2
Away 3-9 8-2
Neutral 3-3 6-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 83.4
Avg Pts Against 74.3 69.5
Massey 8.2 (#54) 8.6 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 1.20 (#84) 2.27 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.65 (#85) 3.42 (#31)
RPI 0.556 (#105) 0.661 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors USC GONZ
FG% 46.6% 45.9%
3PT% 38.5% 30.7%
REB / G 37.4 40.6
OREB / G 10.1 13.2
AST / TO 1.09 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.2% 51.0%
TOV% 19.1% 18.2%
ORB% 30.0% 37.7%
FT Rate 32.2% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 44.1%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 16.4%
DRB% 68.5% 74.5%
Opp FT Rate 15.7% 22.4%

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