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Washington State Cougars
75 – 72
FINAL Conference
USC Trojans
Pac-12 Conference · Beasley Coliseum · March 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money WSU -350 / USC +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total WSU win
Actual WSU +3 147 Won
Massey WSU -9.8 (-6.8) — —
Massey Totals — 143.0 (+4.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WSU -10.9 (-7.9) 143.9 (+3.1) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WSU -9.5 (-6.5) 143.3 (+3.7) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WSU -10.0 (-7.0) 142.4 (+4.6) 84% ✓
Baseline ML WSU -9.8 (-6.8) 143.1 (+3.9) 84% ✓

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 15, 2025 USC 68 – 61 WSU
Jan 11, 2024 WSU 72 – 64 USC
Feb 3, 2023 USC 80 – 70 WSU
Jan 1, 2023 WSU 81 – 71 USC
Feb 21, 2022 USC 62 – 60 WSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WSU USC
Overall 25-10 15-18
Conference 14-6 8-12
Home 15-2 9-6
Away 6-4 3-9
Neutral 4-4 3-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.5 74.1
Avg Pts Against 66.7 74.3
Massey 12.0 (#41) 5.6 (#95)
Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#28) 0.42 (#133)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.36 (#37) 0.68 (#126)
RPI 0.587 (#41) 0.514 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors WSU USC
FG% 47.0% 44.6%
3PT% 34.6% 35.1%
REB / G 37.8 34.9
OREB / G 10.9 10.7
AST / TO 1.19 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 51.1%
TOV% 15.6% 18.0%
ORB% 32.0% 30.0%
FT Rate 22.6% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 18.7%
DRB% 74.6% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 23.2%

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