He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Galen Center · December 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USC -14.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money USC -1600 / CSUF +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +14 114 Won
Massey USC -10.7 (+3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 146.2 (-32.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -8.2 (+5.8) 144.1 (-30.1) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -8.5 (+5.5) 142.6 (-28.6) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -8.2 (+5.8) 143.7 (-29.7) 79% ✓
Baseline ML USC -8.9 (+5.1) 143.6 (-29.6) 79% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC CSUF
Overall 22-11 20-13
Conference 14-6 12-6
Home 15-2 11-2
Away 5-5 7-8
Neutral 2-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 68.3
Avg Pts Against 67.4 66.3
Massey 3.5 (#111) -1.9 (#215)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#139) 0.02 (#175)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#150) -0.31 (#205)
RPI 0.516 (#154) 0.501 (#178)
Shooting & Four Factors USC CSUF
FG% 45.6% 43.1%
3PT% 31.9% 35.5%
REB / G 36.8 34.3
OREB / G 9.0 10.3
AST / TO 0.98 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 49.3%
TOV% 19.8% 16.9%
ORB% 26.9% 28.7%
FT Rate 25.1% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.6% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 17.6%
DRB% 69.3% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 27.0%

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