I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · February 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money USU -200 / BOIS +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +19 141 Won
Massey USU -4.6 (+14.4) — —
Massey Totals — 148.5 (-7.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -4.6 (+14.4) 147.6 (-6.6) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -4.4 (+14.6) 143.3 (-2.3) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -5.3 (+13.7) 147.6 (-6.6) 72% ✓
Baseline ML USU -4.8 (+14.2) 148.3 (-7.3) 75% ✓

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 19, 2026 USU 75 – 56 BOIS
Jan 11, 2026 USU 93 – 68 BOIS
Feb 27, 2025 BOIS 82 – 65 USU
Jan 12, 2025 USU 81 – 79 BOIS
Jan 27, 2024 USU 90 – 84 BOIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU BOIS
Overall 28-7 22-11
Conference 14-4 13-5
Home 14-1 13-3
Away 8-4 7-3
Neutral 6-2 2-5
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.9 73.6
Avg Pts Against 72.6 67.6
Massey 11.9 (#39) 10.7 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#14) 2.07 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.71 (#27) 2.33 (#46)
RPI 0.637 (#8) 0.600 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors USU BOIS
FG% 48.7% 44.6%
3PT% 30.2% 35.0%
REB / G 37.0 35.1
OREB / G 10.3 10.5
AST / TO 1.43 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 51.3%
TOV% 16.1% 17.1%
ORB% 30.5% 31.5%
FT Rate 27.8% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 17.4%
DRB% 76.0% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 24.8%

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