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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML USC -4.2 (+5.8) 134.0 (+16.0) 74%

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 6861 WSU
Mar 1, 2024 WSU 7572 USC
Jan 11, 2024 WSU 7264 USC
Jan 1, 2023 WSU 8171 USC
Feb 21, 2022 USC 6260 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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