The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -12.4 (+2.6) 140.8 (+4.2) 86% ✓
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% ✓

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 99 – 62 AF
Mar 8, 2025 USU 87 – 47 AF
Jan 25, 2025 USU 87 – 58 AF
Mar 2, 2024 USU 72 – 60 AF
Jan 2, 2024 USU 88 – 60 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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