We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USU -3.0 Home covered
O/U 149.0 Under
Money USU -160 / CSU +135
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +5 149 Won
Massey USU -2.0 (+3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 149.8 (-0.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -4.1 (+0.9) 144.4 (+4.6) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -2.8 (+2.2) 147.6 (+1.4) 64% ✓
Baseline ML USU -2.7 (+2.3) 148.0 (+1.0) 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -2.3 (+2.7) 146.8 (+2.2) 65% ✓

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 24, 2026 USU 65 – 61 CSU
Dec 20, 2025 USU 100 – 58 CSU
Mar 15, 2025 CSU 83 – 72 USU
Mar 1, 2025 CSU 93 – 66 USU
Feb 12, 2025 USU 93 – 85 CSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU CSU
Overall 28-7 25-11
Conference 14-4 10-8
Home 14-1 15-2
Away 8-4 4-7
Neutral 6-2 6-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.9 74.0
Avg Pts Against 72.6 67.9
Massey 12.7 (#30) 14.8 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 2.90 (#18) 2.92 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.18 (#27) 4.05 (#13)
RPI 0.662 (#7) 0.659 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors USU CSU
FG% 49.3% 52.2%
3PT% 29.4% 37.1%
REB / G 37.3 31.7
OREB / G 10.5 6.6
AST / TO 1.47 1.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 59.2%
TOV% 15.7% 14.5%
ORB% 30.6% 22.8%
FT Rate 26.5% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 18.3%
DRB% 76.3% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 19.1%

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