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USC Trojans
64 – 72
FINAL Conference
Washington State Cougars
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · January 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USC -7.0 Away covered
O/U 146.0 Under
Money USC -305 / WSU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual WSU +8 136 Lost
Massey USC -3.2 (-11.2) — —
Massey Totals — 148.4 (-12.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USC -2.5 (-10.5) 145.4 (-9.4) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -3.3 (-11.3) 144.9 (-8.9) 67% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USC -3.4 (-11.4) 145.8 (-9.8) 67% ✗
Baseline ML USC -3.2 (-11.2) 146.1 (-10.1) 67% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 15, 2025 USC 68 – 61 WSU
Mar 1, 2024 WSU 75 – 72 USC
Feb 3, 2023 USC 80 – 70 WSU
Jan 1, 2023 WSU 81 – 71 USC
Feb 21, 2022 USC 62 – 60 WSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC WSU
Overall 15-18 25-10
Conference 8-12 14-6
Home 9-6 15-2
Away 3-9 6-4
Neutral 3-3 4-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 73.5
Avg Pts Against 74.3 66.7
Massey 7.0 (#79) 7.9 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 0.85 (#108) 1.12 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#102) 1.44 (#91)
RPI 0.549 (#96) 0.550 (#94)
Shooting & Four Factors USC WSU
FG% 46.1% 47.3%
3PT% 36.9% 33.8%
REB / G 36.1 38.3
OREB / G 11.1 11.3
AST / TO 1.18 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 52.8%
TOV% 18.7% 16.1%
ORB% 31.6% 33.1%
FT Rate 26.2% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 45.4%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 16.3%
DRB% 69.3% 75.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 27.1%

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