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Mountain West Conference · Save Mart Center · January 29, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money FRES +155 / USU -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total FRES win
Actual USU +17 123 Lost
Massey USU -6.2 (-10.8) — —
Massey Totals — 137.1 (-14.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 14% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -5.8 (-11.2) 135.7 (-12.7) 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -5.1 (-11.9) 131.0 (-8.0) 31% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -6.1 (-10.9) 137.6 (-14.6) 28% ✓
Baseline ML USU -6.3 (-10.7) 139.1 (-16.1) 29% ✓

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 11, 2026 USU 91 – 78 FRES
Dec 31, 2025 USU 72 – 63 FRES
Feb 8, 2025 USU 89 – 81 FRES
Jan 5, 2025 USU 89 – 83 FRES
Mar 14, 2024 USU 87 – 75 FRES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FRES USU
Overall 11-20 26-9
Conference 6-12 13-5
Home 7-7 14-2
Away 4-9 7-4
Neutral 0-4 5-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 63.5 77.4
Avg Pts Against 66.0 69.9
Massey 0.7 (#161) 10.4 (#42)
Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#202) 1.95 (#41)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.04 (#178) 2.56 (#35)
RPI 0.488 (#200) 0.615 (#21)
Shooting & Four Factors FRES USU
FG% 42.3% 48.1%
3PT% 28.6% 40.9%
REB / G 31.1 35.6
OREB / G 7.8 8.5
AST / TO 0.92 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 56.6%
TOV% 19.5% 17.5%
ORB% 24.5% 27.1%
FT Rate 18.9% 26.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 15.8%
DRB% 72.4% 75.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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