He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
USC Trojans
80 – 70
FINAL Conference
Washington State Cougars
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · February 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USC -7.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money USC -350 / WSU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +10 150 Won
Massey USC -4.4 (+5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 133.8 (+16.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -4.2 (+5.8) 134.0 (+16.0) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -4.2 (+5.8) 133.3 (+16.7) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -5.0 (+5.0) 136.2 (+13.8) 74% ✓
Baseline ML USC -4.6 (+5.4) 136.3 (+13.7) 76% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 15, 2025 USC 68 – 61 WSU
Mar 1, 2024 WSU 75 – 72 USC
Jan 11, 2024 WSU 72 – 64 USC
Jan 1, 2023 WSU 81 – 71 USC
Feb 21, 2022 USC 62 – 60 WSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC WSU
Overall 22-11 17-17
Conference 14-6 11-9
Home 15-2 10-4
Away 5-5 4-8
Neutral 2-4 3-5
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.5 68.4
Avg Pts Against 67.4 65.7
Massey 9.8 (#51) 9.0 (#60)
Bradley-Terry 1.93 (#42) 0.57 (#124)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.30 (#46) 1.09 (#97)
RPI 0.587 (#40) 0.528 (#128)
Shooting & Four Factors USC WSU
FG% 45.7% 42.3%
3PT% 32.6% 36.0%
REB / G 35.5 35.1
OREB / G 9.9 11.2
AST / TO 1.04 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 50.0%
TOV% 19.3% 19.5%
ORB% 30.0% 32.5%
FT Rate 23.5% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.8% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 17.1%
DRB% 66.3% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 20.1%

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