Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Utah State Aggies
72 60
FINAL Conference
Air Force Falcons
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USU -17.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money USU -4000 / AF +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +12 132 Won
Massey USU -19.3 (-7.3)
Massey Totals 141.5 (-9.5)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML USU -17.1 (-5.1) 139.0 (-7.0) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML USU -16.3 (-4.3) 139.8 (-7.8) 90%
Baseline ML USU -16.3 (-4.3) 141.1 (-9.1) 90%
Baseline Plus ML USU -16.8 (-4.8) 139.7 (-7.7) 90%

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 7, 2026 USU 9962 AF
Mar 8, 2025 USU 8747 AF
Jan 25, 2025 USU 8758 AF
Jan 2, 2024 USU 8860 AF
Feb 15, 2023 USU 8065 AF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU AF
Overall 28-7 9-22
Conference 14-4 2-16
Home 14-1 4-12
Away 8-4 5-8
Neutral 6-2 0-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 78.9 66.2
Avg Pts Against 72.6 72.4
Massey 11.5 (#45) -4.6 (#254)
Bradley-Terry 2.68 (#9) -0.91 (#270)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.79 (#26) -1.00 (#262)
RPI 0.626 (#11) 0.444 (#290)
Shooting & Four Factors USU AF
FG% 48.8% 45.5%
3PT% 31.5% 36.5%
REB / G 36.3 28.6
OREB / G 9.6 7.5
AST / TO 1.40 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 54.0%
TOV% 16.2% 19.0%
ORB% 28.7% 24.7%
FT Rate 27.2% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 18.0%
DRB% 74.8% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 28.5%

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