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Washington State Cougars
81 71
FINAL Conference
USC Trojans
Pac-12 Conference · Beasley Coliseum · January 1, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread WSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money WSU -125 / USC +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total WSU win
Actual WSU +10 152 Won
Massey WSU -5.1 (+4.9)
Massey Totals 137.5 (+14.5)
Bradley-Terry 18%
Weighted B-T 20%
Efficiency Plus ML WSU -3.9 (+6.1) 133.4 (+18.6) 70%
Baseline Tuned ML WSU -1.0 (+9.0) 136.3 (+15.7) 54%
Baseline ML WSU -2.0 (+8.0) 137.0 (+15.0) 63%
Baseline Plus ML WSU -2.0 (+8.0) 135.1 (+16.9) 61%

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 15, 2025 USC 6861 WSU
Mar 1, 2024 WSU 7572 USC
Jan 11, 2024 WSU 7264 USC
Feb 3, 2023 USC 8070 WSU
Feb 21, 2022 USC 6260 WSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WSU USC
Overall 17-17 22-11
Conference 11-9 14-6
Home 10-4 15-2
Away 4-8 5-5
Neutral 3-5 2-4
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 68.4 72.5
Avg Pts Against 65.7 67.4
Massey 7.2 (#71) 6.6 (#79)
Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#194) 2.10 (#37)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.26 (#151) 2.54 (#46)
RPI 0.502 (#172) 0.589 (#46)
Shooting & Four Factors WSU USC
FG% 43.6% 46.2%
3PT% 35.3% 33.5%
REB / G 35.4 35.9
OREB / G 11.2 9.6
AST / TO 0.81 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 51.6%
TOV% 21.1% 20.4%
ORB% 33.9% 28.9%
FT Rate 21.2% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 43.4%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 19.2%
DRB% 76.3% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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