Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Utah Utes
80 – 58
FINAL Conference
Washington State Cougars
Pac-12 Conference · Jon M. Huntsman Center · December 30, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UTAH -8.0 Home covered
O/U 143.0 Under
Money UTAH -345 / WSU +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual UTAH +22 138 Won
Massey UTAH -9.3 (+12.7) — —
Massey Totals — 148.8 (-10.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTAH -6.7 (+15.3) 145.2 (-7.2) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -7.9 (+14.1) 143.8 (-5.8) 78% ✓
Baseline ML UTAH -7.5 (+14.5) 143.2 (-5.2) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -7.6 (+14.4) 144.2 (-6.2) 82% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 25, 2024 WSU 79 – 57 UTAH
Jan 20, 2023 UTAH 77 – 63 WSU
Dec 4, 2022 UTAH 67 – 65 WSU
Jan 27, 2022 WSU 71 – 54 UTAH
Jan 8, 2022 WSU 77 – 61 UTAH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH WSU
Overall 22-15 25-10
Conference 9-11 14-6
Home 17-2 15-2
Away 2-9 6-4
Neutral 3-4 4-4
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 73.5
Avg Pts Against 73.2 66.7
Massey 14.8 (#16) 9.9 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 2.46 (#28) 1.47 (#69)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.11 (#30) 1.86 (#72)
RPI 0.616 (#23) 0.554 (#93)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH WSU
FG% 48.6% 48.3%
3PT% 38.0% 33.6%
REB / G 39.6 40.0
OREB / G 10.3 11.6
AST / TO 1.43 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 53.9%
TOV% 17.3% 15.2%
ORB% 30.1% 34.1%
FT Rate 22.4% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 42.2%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 17.3%
DRB% 74.8% 76.3%
Opp FT Rate 13.6% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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