The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
USC Trojans
69 – 78
FINAL Conference
Oregon Ducks
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · February 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ORE -3.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money USC +125 / ORE -163
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual ORE +9 147 Lost
Massey ORE -0.1 (-8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 152.7 (-5.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 33% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ORE -1.1 (-7.9) 147.1 (-0.1) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -0.4 (-9.4) 144.2 (+2.8) 53% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USC -0.4 (-9.4) 146.1 (+0.9) 52% ✗
Baseline ML ORE -0.1 (-8.9) 145.8 (+1.2) 54% ✗

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 21, 2026 ORE 71 – 70 USC
Dec 3, 2025 USC 82 – 77 ORE
Mar 1, 2025 ORE 82 – 61 USC
Dec 5, 2024 ORE 68 – 60 USC
Dec 29, 2023 ORE 82 – 74 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC ORE
Overall 15-18 24-12
Conference 8-12 12-8
Home 9-6 13-3
Away 3-9 6-5
Neutral 3-3 5-4
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 75.6
Avg Pts Against 74.3 72.3
Massey 5.6 (#96) 9.3 (#59)
Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#140) 1.74 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#129) 2.04 (#62)
RPI 0.518 (#138) 0.585 (#45)
Shooting & Four Factors USC ORE
FG% 44.5% 47.1%
3PT% 35.9% 37.6%
REB / G 36.2 34.4
OREB / G 11.0 9.4
AST / TO 1.12 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 54.1%
TOV% 19.3% 15.2%
ORB% 30.7% 27.7%
FT Rate 24.0% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 18.3%
DRB% 68.8% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 24.7%

Game Analysis

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