I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Mountain West Conference · Moby Arena · February 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money CSU +145 / USU -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total CSU win
Actual USU +9 167 Lost
Massey USU -4.2 (-4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 154.7 (+12.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 13% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -3.8 (-5.2) 151.6 (+15.4) 34% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -4.2 (-4.8) 149.1 (+17.9) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -4.4 (-4.6) 152.2 (+14.8) 30% ✓
Baseline ML USU -4.3 (-4.7) 152.4 (+14.6) 32% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 USU 65 – 61 CSU
Dec 20, 2025 USU 100 – 58 CSU
Mar 15, 2025 CSU 83 – 72 USU
Mar 1, 2025 CSU 93 – 66 USU
Feb 12, 2025 USU 93 – 85 CSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CSU USU
Overall 15-18 26-9
Conference 6-12 13-5
Home 9-7 14-2
Away 4-8 7-4
Neutral 2-3 5-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.1 77.4
Avg Pts Against 71.3 69.9
Massey 3.2 (#118) 11.0 (#37)
Bradley-Terry 0.07 (#164) 2.11 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.03 (#168) 2.71 (#27)
RPI 0.508 (#162) 0.624 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors CSU USU
FG% 47.4% 47.9%
3PT% 35.0% 40.4%
REB / G 30.6 35.8
OREB / G 5.5 8.8
AST / TO 1.51 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 56.3%
TOV% 16.3% 17.6%
ORB% 17.7% 28.1%
FT Rate 22.5% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 15.7%
DRB% 73.6% 75.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 21.0%

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