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USC Trojans
68 – 61
FINAL Conference
Colorado Buffaloes
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · January 13, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USC -3.5 Home covered
O/U 140.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +7 129 Won
Massey USC -1.7 (+5.3) — —
Massey Totals — 144.3 (-15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -2.7 (+4.3) 142.6 (-13.6) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -2.1 (+4.9) 142.9 (-13.9) 58% ✓
Baseline ML USC -2.1 (+4.9) 142.8 (-13.8) 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -1.7 (+5.3) 142.5 (-13.5) 58% ✓

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 18, 2024 COLO 92 – 89 USC
Jan 14, 2024 COLO 68 – 58 USC
Feb 24, 2023 USC 84 – 65 COLO
Jan 21, 2022 USC 61 – 58 COLO
Mar 13, 2021 COLO 72 – 70 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC COLO
Overall 22-11 18-17
Conference 14-6 8-12
Home 15-2 13-5
Away 5-5 2-9
Neutral 2-4 3-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 69.9
Avg Pts Against 67.4 67.1
Massey 7.8 (#70) 10.1 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#59) 0.99 (#88)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#66) 1.65 (#72)
RPI 0.573 (#60) 0.565 (#67)
Shooting & Four Factors USC COLO
FG% 46.1% 45.6%
3PT% 31.6% 32.6%
REB / G 35.9 38.7
OREB / G 9.9 11.3
AST / TO 1.00 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 51.3%
TOV% 20.0% 18.6%
ORB% 29.9% 31.3%
FT Rate 24.3% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 20.2%
DRB% 67.0% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 22.0%

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