And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
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 9289 USC
Jan 14, 2024 COLO 6858 USC
Feb 24, 2023 USC 8465 COLO
Jan 21, 2022 USC 6158 COLO
Mar 13, 2021 COLO 7270 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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