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Colorado Buffaloes
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FINAL Conference
USC Trojans
Pac-12 Conference · CU Events Center · February 24, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread COLO -2.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money COLO -167 / USC +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLO win
Actual USC +19 149 Lost
Massey COLO -3.3 (-22.3)
Massey Totals 141.4 (+7.6)
Bradley-Terry 46%
Weighted B-T 53%
Efficiency Plus ML COLO -2.9 (-21.9) 143.7 (+5.3) 67%
Baseline Tuned ML COLO -2.0 (-21.0) 142.5 (+6.5) 61%
Baseline ML COLO -2.8 (-21.8) 143.1 (+5.9) 62%
Baseline Plus ML COLO -2.5 (-21.5) 142.7 (+6.3) 63%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2024 COLO 9289 USC
Jan 14, 2024 COLO 6858 USC
Jan 13, 2023 USC 6861 COLO
Jan 21, 2022 USC 6158 COLO
Mar 13, 2021 COLO 7270 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLO USC
Overall 18-17 22-11
Conference 8-12 14-6
Home 13-5 15-2
Away 2-9 5-5
Neutral 3-3 2-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.9 72.5
Avg Pts Against 67.1 67.4
Massey 9.6 (#51) 9.8 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 0.86 (#101) 1.65 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.41 (#81) 2.03 (#56)
RPI 0.556 (#75) 0.577 (#50)
Shooting & Four Factors COLO USC
FG% 43.6% 45.8%
3PT% 31.9% 33.5%
REB / G 37.6 34.8
OREB / G 11.5 9.4
AST / TO 0.95 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 51.2%
TOV% 19.6% 18.0%
ORB% 31.9% 28.7%
FT Rate 21.6% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 45.4%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 19.0%
DRB% 74.6% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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