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Nevada Wolf Pack
85 – 70
FINAL Conference
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West Conference · Lawlor Events Center · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NEV -2.5 Home covered
O/U 146.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEV win
Actual NEV +15 155 Won
Massey NEV -1.7 (+13.3) — —
Massey Totals — 147.9 (+7.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NEV -2.9 (+12.1) 144.8 (+10.2) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEV -1.5 (+13.5) 142.5 (+12.5) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NEV -2.7 (+12.3) 144.7 (+10.3) 64% ✓
Baseline ML NEV -2.5 (+12.5) 144.9 (+10.1) 66% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 USU 79 – 66 NEV
Feb 22, 2026 NEV 80 – 77 USU
Jan 15, 2026 USU 71 – 62 NEV
Jan 23, 2025 USU 90 – 69 NEV
Jan 1, 2025 USU 69 – 64 NEV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEV USU
Overall 22-11 26-9
Conference 12-6 13-5
Home 14-1 14-2
Away 6-7 7-4
Neutral 2-3 5-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L4 L2
Avg Pts For 71.8 77.4
Avg Pts Against 68.2 69.9
Massey 9.5 (#48) 11.9 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 2.20 (#30) 2.00 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.55 (#38) 2.84 (#26)
RPI 0.634 (#13) 0.614 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors NEV USU
FG% 43.1% 48.2%
3PT% 32.6% 41.5%
REB / G 34.2 36.9
OREB / G 7.9 8.2
AST / TO 1.23 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 56.6%
TOV% 15.9% 16.7%
ORB% 24.2% 25.6%
FT Rate 32.8% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 15.9%
DRB% 73.8% 78.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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