Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · December 31, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USU -11.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money USU -800 / FRES +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +13 121 Won
Massey USU -17.2 (-4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (-18.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -14.1 (-1.1) 139.3 (-18.3) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -12.0 (+1.0) 137.0 (-16.0) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -12.5 (+0.5) 141.0 (-20.0) 87% ✓
Baseline ML USU -13.8 (-0.8) 139.6 (-18.6) 86% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 11, 2026 USU 91 – 78 FRES
Dec 31, 2025 USU 72 – 63 FRES
Feb 8, 2025 USU 89 – 81 FRES
Jan 5, 2025 USU 89 – 83 FRES
Mar 14, 2024 USU 87 – 75 FRES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU FRES
Overall 26-9 11-20
Conference 13-5 6-12
Home 14-2 7-7
Away 7-4 4-9
Neutral 5-3 0-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 63.5
Avg Pts Against 69.9 66.0
Massey 12.8 (#20) 0.2 (#167)
Bradley-Terry 2.13 (#35) -0.72 (#251)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.26 (#24) -0.55 (#216)
RPI 0.629 (#16) 0.452 (#261)
Shooting & Four Factors USU FRES
FG% 48.8% 42.1%
3PT% 41.9% 28.1%
REB / G 37.1 32.0
OREB / G 8.3 8.4
AST / TO 1.54 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.8% 47.7%
TOV% 16.6% 19.4%
ORB% 25.9% 25.8%
FT Rate 26.7% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 19.7%
DRB% 77.4% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 22.8%

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