I'm the all night drug prowling wolf who looks so sick in sun / I'm the white man in the Palais "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - The Clash
Air Force Falcons
60 – 88
FINAL Conference
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West Conference · Clune Arena · January 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USU -7.0 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money AF +250 / USU -320
Model Predictions
Spread Total AF win
Actual USU +28 148 Lost
Massey USU -8.7 (-19.3) — —
Massey Totals — 135.4 (+12.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 8% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -8.5 (-19.5) 140.0 (+8.0) 21% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -7.8 (-20.2) 139.8 (+8.2) 20% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -9.7 (-18.3) 140.0 (+8.0) 21% ✓
Baseline ML USU -8.2 (-19.8) 141.3 (+6.7) 25% ✓

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 7, 2026 USU 99 – 62 AF
Mar 8, 2025 USU 87 – 47 AF
Jan 25, 2025 USU 87 – 58 AF
Mar 2, 2024 USU 72 – 60 AF
Feb 15, 2023 USU 80 – 65 AF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AF USU
Overall 9-22 28-7
Conference 2-16 14-4
Home 4-12 14-1
Away 5-8 8-4
Neutral 0-2 6-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 66.2 78.9
Avg Pts Against 72.4 72.6
Massey -2.1 (#206) 11.2 (#41)
Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#239) 2.78 (#18)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.66 (#229) 3.01 (#28)
RPI 0.415 (#307) 0.657 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors AF USU
FG% 46.2% 48.3%
3PT% 36.0% 29.2%
REB / G 31.7 38.1
OREB / G 7.0 10.6
AST / TO 1.24 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 53.0%
TOV% 18.9% 15.8%
ORB% 22.9% 30.3%
FT Rate 23.8% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 18.7%
DRB% 72.0% 77.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 20.9%

Game Analysis

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