But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Washington State Cougars
73 – 82
FINAL Neutral Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
Utah State Aggies
Stan Sheriff Center (Neutral) · December 25, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 138.0 Over
Money WSU +145 / USU -172
Model Predictions
Spread Total WSU win
Actual USU +9 155 Lost
Massey USU -5.0 (-4.0) — —
Massey Totals — 144.9 (+10.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -5.3 (-3.7) 142.2 (+12.8) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -2.8 (-6.2) 140.5 (+14.5) 39% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -3.6 (-5.4) 142.7 (+12.3) 32% ✓
Baseline ML USU -4.6 (-4.4) 143.2 (+11.8) 30% ✓

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 WSU USU
Overall 17-17 26-9
Conference 11-9 13-5
Home 10-4 14-2
Away 4-8 7-4
Neutral 3-5 5-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 68.4 77.4
Avg Pts Against 65.7 69.9
Massey 7.1 (#71) 12.1 (#25)
Bradley-Terry -0.15 (#192) 2.00 (#41)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.23 (#163) 3.11 (#24)
RPI 0.503 (#171) 0.626 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors WSU USU
FG% 43.6% 47.8%
3PT% 36.6% 40.5%
REB / G 35.6 38.1
OREB / G 11.3 8.5
AST / TO 0.83 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 56.7%
TOV% 21.3% 16.4%
ORB% 33.9% 26.0%
FT Rate 19.7% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 15.7%
DRB% 76.6% 77.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 22.3%

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