And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Utah State Aggies
80 65
FINAL Conference
Air Force Falcons
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · February 15, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USU -13.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money USU -1200 / AF +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +15 145 Won
Massey USU -13.7 (+1.3)
Massey Totals 141.5 (+3.5)
Bradley-Terry 93%
Weighted B-T 96%
Efficiency Plus ML USU -13.0 (+2.0) 140.4 (+4.6) 87%
Baseline Tuned ML USU -12.1 (+2.9) 142.2 (+2.8) 88%
Baseline ML USU -12.2 (+2.8) 142.1 (+2.9) 87%
Baseline Plus ML USU -12.4 (+2.6) 140.8 (+4.2) 86%

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 7, 2026 USU 9962 AF
Mar 8, 2025 USU 8747 AF
Jan 25, 2025 USU 8758 AF
Mar 2, 2024 USU 7260 AF
Jan 2, 2024 USU 8860 AF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU AF
Overall 26-9 14-18
Conference 13-5 5-13
Home 14-2 10-9
Away 7-4 4-8
Neutral 5-3 0-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L4
Avg Pts For 77.4 66.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 67.1
Massey 10.9 (#36) 0.8 (#150)
Bradley-Terry 1.91 (#43) 0.04 (#170)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.51 (#36) 0.06 (#168)
RPI 0.605 (#22) 0.470 (#233)
Shooting & Four Factors USU AF
FG% 47.5% 46.5%
3PT% 40.1% 35.5%
REB / G 35.2 29.3
OREB / G 8.6 6.7
AST / TO 1.40 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.9% 54.6%
TOV% 17.4% 18.4%
ORB% 27.7% 22.6%
FT Rate 27.4% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 17.2%
DRB% 74.9% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 26.8%

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