Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Utah Utes
88 – 59
FINAL Conference
California Golden Bears
Pac-12 Conference · Jon M. Huntsman Center · March 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTAH -8.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money UTAH -450 / CAL +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual UTAH +29 147 Won
Massey UTAH -10.9 (+18.1) — —
Massey Totals — 155.3 (-8.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -10.2 (+18.8) 155.6 (-8.6) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTAH -11.1 (+17.9) 154.0 (-7.0) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -10.5 (+18.5) 152.2 (-5.2) 83% ✓
Baseline ML UTAH -10.5 (+18.5) 154.1 (-7.1) 83% ✓

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 3, 2025 CAL 79 – 72 UTAH
Feb 5, 2023 UTAH 61 – 46 CAL
Dec 30, 2022 UTAH 58 – 43 CAL
Feb 19, 2022 UTAH 60 – 58 CAL
Dec 5, 2021 UTAH 66 – 58 CAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH CAL
Overall 22-15 13-19
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 17-2 10-6
Away 2-9 3-8
Neutral 3-4 0-5
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 78.8 74.0
Avg Pts Against 73.2 77.0
Massey 11.8 (#41) 4.1 (#110)
Bradley-Terry 1.51 (#66) 0.46 (#130)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#69) 0.91 (#116)
RPI 0.562 (#69) 0.494 (#186)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH CAL
FG% 46.5% 42.7%
3PT% 35.4% 34.3%
REB / G 39.2 37.4
OREB / G 10.6 10.8
AST / TO 1.49 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 49.8%
TOV% 16.1% 16.0%
ORB% 29.0% 29.1%
FT Rate 18.1% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 14.5%
DRB% 73.4% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 17.0% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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