I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
USC Trojans
68 – 64
FINAL Conference
Utah Utes
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · February 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USC -1.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money USC -115 / UTAH -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +4 132 Won
Massey UTAH -4.1 (+8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 155.8 (-23.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 33% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTAH -2.6 (+6.6) 149.7 (-17.7) 50% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -2.2 (+6.2) 150.1 (-18.1) 43% ✗
Baseline ML UTAH -2.1 (+6.1) 151.2 (-19.2) 47% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -2.3 (+6.3) 152.5 (-20.5) 46% ✗

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 26, 2023 USC 62 – 49 UTAH
Jan 15, 2023 USC 71 – 56 UTAH
Jan 22, 2022 USC 79 – 67 UTAH
Dec 2, 2021 USC 93 – 73 UTAH
Mar 12, 2021 USC 91 – 85 UTAH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC UTAH
Overall 15-18 22-15
Conference 8-12 9-11
Home 9-6 17-2
Away 3-9 2-9
Neutral 3-3 3-4
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 78.8
Avg Pts Against 74.3 73.2
Massey 4.9 (#102) 12.5 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 0.21 (#159) 1.62 (#57)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.52 (#138) 1.93 (#61)
RPI 0.508 (#159) 0.568 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors USC UTAH
FG% 44.7% 47.0%
3PT% 35.2% 36.5%
REB / G 35.7 39.6
OREB / G 11.0 10.5
AST / TO 1.20 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 54.1%
TOV% 18.5% 16.3%
ORB% 30.8% 28.5%
FT Rate 23.3% 17.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 15.1%
DRB% 67.4% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 16.5%

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