He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · December 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USU -16.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money USU -1800 / USF +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +21 155 Won
Massey USU -20.7 (+0.3)
Massey Totals 156.3 (-1.3)
Bradley-Terry 98%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML USU -19.7 (+1.3) 150.4 (+4.6) 90%
Baseline ML USU -18.6 (+2.4) 150.0 (+5.0) 89%
Baseline Tuned ML USU -17.4 (+3.6) 149.4 (+5.6) 90%
Efficiency Plus ML USU -16.1 (+4.9) 149.6 (+5.4) 89%

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 5, 2025 USF 7461 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU USF
Overall 26-8 13-19
Conference 15-5 6-12
Home 15-2 9-6
Away 7-4 2-10
Neutral 4-2 2-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L5
Avg Pts For 78.8 73.4
Avg Pts Against 70.5 75.4
Massey 13.3 (#34) -2.9 (#213)
Bradley-Terry 4.02 (#4) 0.67 (#119)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.84 (#4) 0.13 (#164)
RPI 0.654 (#15) 0.504 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors USU USF
FG% 47.0% 45.3%
3PT% 32.4% 32.4%
REB / G 41.5 35.9
OREB / G 15.1 9.8
AST / TO 1.40 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 52.1%
TOV% 16.5% 17.1%
ORB% 42.5% 27.5%
FT Rate 30.3% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 15.8%
DRB% 72.0% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 14.7% 26.2%

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