They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Galen Center · December 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USC -15.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money USC -1600 / SOU +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +31 133 Won
Massey USC -11.3 (+19.7)
Massey Totals 142.7 (-9.7)
Bradley-Terry 88%
Weighted B-T 97%
Baseline Plus ML USC -12.8 (+18.2) 142.6 (-9.6) 85%
Baseline ML USC -13.0 (+18.0) 142.3 (-9.3) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML USC -12.8 (+18.2) 141.2 (-8.2) 86%
Efficiency Plus ML USC -12.1 (+18.9) 142.3 (-9.3) 85%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC SOU
Overall 17-18 20-12
Conference 7-13 15-3
Home 12-7 11-1
Away 3-7 9-10
Neutral 2-4 0-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.7 70.6
Avg Pts Against 74.6 69.5
Massey 5.4 (#92) -1.7 (#190)
Bradley-Terry 0.89 (#102) -0.29 (#196)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.66 (#85) -0.79 (#227)
RPI 0.541 (#106) 0.532 (#119)
Shooting & Four Factors USC SOU
FG% 47.8% 41.0%
3PT% 34.2% 29.4%
REB / G 31.6 35.5
OREB / G 7.8 13.0
AST / TO 1.41 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 45.8%
TOV% 16.1% 18.8%
ORB% 25.4% 33.4%
FT Rate 29.5% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 55.0%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 19.9%
DRB% 70.4% 65.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 26.0%

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