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USC Trojans
73 – 64
FINAL Neutral Jerry Colangelo Classic
Colorado State Rams
Mortgage Matchup Center (Neutral) · December 22, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USC -3.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money USC -138 / CSU +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +9 137 Won
Massey CSU -1.6 (+10.6) — —
Massey Totals — 141.7 (-4.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CSU -1.7 (+10.7) 142.3 (-5.3) 51% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CSU -0.4 (+9.4) 139.5 (-2.5) 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CSU -1.1 (+10.1) 141.4 (-4.4) 48% ✗
Baseline ML CSU -0.8 (+9.8) 142.7 (-5.7) 49% ✗

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 CSU
Overall 22-11 15-18
Conference 14-6 6-12
Home 15-2 9-7
Away 5-5 4-8
Neutral 2-4 2-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 71.1
Avg Pts Against 67.4 71.3
Massey 4.6 (#96) 6.2 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 1.39 (#73) 1.03 (#92)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#87) 1.15 (#100)
RPI 0.549 (#93) 0.540 (#106)
Shooting & Four Factors USC CSU
FG% 45.8% 49.4%
3PT% 32.1% 37.7%
REB / G 35.0 31.6
OREB / G 9.0 5.1
AST / TO 1.07 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 56.7%
TOV% 19.3% 15.2%
ORB% 26.7% 16.5%
FT Rate 25.6% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.9% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 19.5%
DRB% 66.8% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 19.0%

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