I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · December 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USU -24.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money USU -50000 / UTU +3500
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +30 154 Won
Massey USU -23.4 (+6.6)
Massey Totals 148.4 (+5.6)
Bradley-Terry 100%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML USU -20.8 (+9.2) 147.4 (+6.6) 89%
Baseline ML USU -19.2 (+10.8) 147.8 (+6.2) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML USU -18.5 (+11.5) 146.5 (+7.5) 90%
Efficiency Plus ML USU -23.0 (+7.0) 147.1 (+6.9) 90%

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 2, 2022 USU 8681 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU UTU
Overall 26-8 7-26
Conference 15-5 2-14
Home 15-2 5-8
Away 7-4 0-16
Neutral 4-2 2-2
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 68.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 76.9
Massey 12.3 (#40) -6.6 (#289)
Bradley-Terry 4.18 (#3) -2.12 (#331)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.23 (#4) -3.29 (#338)
RPI 0.704 (#6) 0.390 (#328)
Shooting & Four Factors USU UTU
FG% 46.6% 39.2%
3PT% 33.3% 27.8%
REB / G 40.7 31.2
OREB / G 14.9 9.3
AST / TO 1.41 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 44.7%
TOV% 16.2% 15.7%
ORB% 41.8% 24.6%
FT Rate 30.2% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 17.4%
DRB% 71.5% 63.1%
Opp FT Rate 15.9% 25.4%

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