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Mountain West Conference · Provident Credit Union Event Center · March 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USU -10.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money SJSU +400 / USU -600
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJSU win
Actual USU +20 160 Lost
Massey USU -11.5 (-8.5) — —
Massey Totals — 148.2 (+11.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -13.0 (-7.0) 143.3 (+16.7) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -11.4 (-8.6) 143.7 (+16.3) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -11.9 (-8.1) 143.8 (+16.2) 15% ✓
Baseline ML USU -12.8 (-7.2) 145.7 (+14.3) 15% ✓

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 3, 2026 USU 96 – 78 SJSU
Feb 20, 2025 USU 105 – 57 SJSU
Jan 8, 2025 USU 85 – 78 SJSU
Jan 31, 2024 USU 82 – 61 SJSU
Feb 12, 2023 SJSU 69 – 64 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJSU USU
Overall 9-23 28-7
Conference 2-16 14-4
Home 6-9 14-1
Away 1-12 8-4
Neutral 2-2 6-2
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L7 L1
Avg Pts For 68.1 78.9
Avg Pts Against 75.2 72.6
Massey -3.6 (#233) 11.2 (#47)
Bradley-Terry -0.78 (#261) 2.67 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#254) 2.77 (#24)
RPI 0.457 (#271) 0.624 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors SJSU USU
FG% 44.1% 48.9%
3PT% 34.5% 31.2%
REB / G 30.3 36.2
OREB / G 7.7 9.5
AST / TO 1.23 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 54.0%
TOV% 15.8% 16.3%
ORB% 22.5% 28.6%
FT Rate 15.9% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 16.7%
DRB% 69.5% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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