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Mountain West Conference · Moby Arena · February 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CSU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money CSU -250 / USU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total CSU win
Actual CSU +20 130 Won
Massey CSU -3.2 (+16.8) — —
Massey Totals — 149.6 (-19.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CSU -4.1 (+15.9) 143.3 (-13.3) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CSU -2.6 (+17.4) 140.6 (-10.6) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CSU -4.1 (+15.9) 143.3 (-13.3) 70% ✓
Baseline ML CSU -3.9 (+16.1) 143.1 (-13.1) 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

Jan 24, 2026 USU 65 – 61 CSU
Dec 20, 2025 USU 100 – 58 CSU
Mar 15, 2025 CSU 83 – 72 USU
Mar 1, 2025 CSU 93 – 66 USU
Feb 12, 2025 USU 93 – 85 CSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CSU USU
Overall 25-11 28-7
Conference 10-8 14-4
Home 15-2 14-1
Away 4-7 8-4
Neutral 6-2 6-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.0 78.9
Avg Pts Against 67.9 72.6
Massey 12.2 (#39) 12.3 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 2.28 (#25) 2.74 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.84 (#21) 2.83 (#23)
RPI 0.618 (#14) 0.639 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors CSU USU
FG% 49.3% 49.1%
3PT% 35.4% 31.4%
REB / G 31.5 36.7
OREB / G 7.0 9.9
AST / TO 1.81 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 54.2%
TOV% 15.0% 15.9%
ORB% 22.9% 29.6%
FT Rate 24.0% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 16.9%
DRB% 72.0% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 23.1%

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