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Colorado Buffaloes
68 – 58
FINAL Conference
USC Trojans
Pac-12 Conference · CU Events Center · January 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread COLO -11.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money COLO -1000 / USC +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLO win
Actual COLO +10 126 Won
Massey COLO -8.5 (+1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 157.2 (-31.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ COLO -7.4 (+2.6) 150.4 (-24.4) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML COLO -7.3 (+2.7) 151.6 (-25.6) 77% ✓
Baseline ML COLO -7.1 (+2.9) 151.0 (-25.0) 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML COLO -6.9 (+3.1) 153.9 (-27.9) 76% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2024 COLO 92 – 89 USC
Feb 24, 2023 USC 84 – 65 COLO
Jan 13, 2023 USC 68 – 61 COLO
Jan 21, 2022 USC 61 – 58 COLO
Mar 13, 2021 COLO 72 – 70 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLO USC
Overall 26-11 15-18
Conference 13-7 8-12
Home 16-1 9-6
Away 4-7 3-9
Neutral 6-3 3-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 74.1
Avg Pts Against 71.7 74.3
Massey 10.9 (#45) 6.4 (#85)
Bradley-Terry 1.46 (#72) 0.62 (#122)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#63) 0.96 (#114)
RPI 0.589 (#51) 0.534 (#118)
Shooting & Four Factors COLO USC
FG% 50.5% 45.6%
3PT% 39.6% 36.4%
REB / G 37.8 35.9
OREB / G 10.5 10.9
AST / TO 1.23 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 52.9%
TOV% 19.7% 18.3%
ORB% 33.7% 30.8%
FT Rate 28.3% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 19.0%
DRB% 75.8% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 22.7%

Game Analysis

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