Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
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 6249 UTAH
Jan 15, 2023 USC 7156 UTAH
Jan 22, 2022 USC 7967 UTAH
Dec 2, 2021 USC 9373 UTAH
Mar 12, 2021 USC 9185 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%

Game Analysis

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