We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Mountain West Conference · Viejas Arena · December 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SDSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money SDSU -185 / USU +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total SDSU win
Actual USU +1 133 Lost
Massey SDSU -2.7 (-3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 142.7 (-9.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SDSU -0.0 (-1.0) 140.0 (-7.0) 50% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SDSU -2.4 (-3.4) 138.7 (-5.7) 53% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SDSU -2.7 (-3.7) 138.8 (-5.8) 61% ✗
Baseline ML SDSU -2.4 (-3.4) 140.3 (-7.3) 63% ✗

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 73 – 62 SDSU
Feb 26, 2026 SDSU 89 – 72 USU
Jan 31, 2026 USU 71 – 66 SDSU
Feb 23, 2025 USU 79 – 71 SDSU
Mar 16, 2024 SDSU 86 – 70 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SDSU USU
Overall 21-10 26-8
Conference 14-6 15-5
Home 12-3 15-2
Away 6-4 7-4
Neutral 3-3 4-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 69.8 78.8
Avg Pts Against 65.2 70.5
Massey 12.0 (#45) 13.6 (#34)
Bradley-Terry 2.49 (#32) 3.29 (#11)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.25 (#41) 4.87 (#10)
RPI 0.638 (#19) 0.642 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors SDSU USU
FG% 44.9% 47.5%
3PT% 36.1% 31.6%
REB / G 37.8 39.0
OREB / G 10.4 13.7
AST / TO 1.17 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 53.5%
TOV% 16.1% 17.2%
ORB% 30.4% 39.5%
FT Rate 18.4% 28.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.9% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 22.5%
DRB% 66.8% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 18.3%

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