And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · December 2, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USU -18.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money USU -2000 / UTU +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +5 167 Won
Massey USU -17.7 (-12.7)
Massey Totals 156.8 (+10.2)
Bradley-Terry 97%
Weighted B-T 99%
Baseline Plus ML USU -15.0 (-10.0) 151.1 (+15.9) 86%
Baseline ML USU -15.2 (-10.2) 154.0 (+13.0) 87%
Baseline Tuned ML USU -15.6 (-10.6) 153.9 (+13.1) 88%
Efficiency Plus ML USU -15.9 (-10.9) 154.1 (+12.9) 88%

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 8, 2024 USU 9262 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU UTU
Overall 26-9 14-19
Conference 13-5 5-13
Home 14-2 9-5
Away 7-4 3-13
Neutral 5-3 2-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 73.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 75.0
Massey 10.3 (#38) -1.0 (#200)
Bradley-Terry 2.72 (#21) 0.67 (#131)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.76 (#23) 0.42 (#156)
RPI 0.668 (#12) 0.536 (#128)
Shooting & Four Factors USU UTU
FG% 49.0% 41.7%
3PT% 47.8% 32.1%
REB / G 42.4 32.6
OREB / G 9.6 11.1
AST / TO 1.49 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.5% 48.1%
TOV% 18.5% 18.9%
ORB% 28.4% 31.6%
FT Rate 25.2% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 56.7%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 20.1%
DRB% 77.7% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 24.6%

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