I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Colorado Buffaloes
65 – 84
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 92 – 89 USC
Jan 14, 2024 COLO 68 – 58 USC
Jan 13, 2023 USC 68 – 61 COLO
Jan 21, 2022 USC 61 – 58 COLO
Mar 13, 2021 COLO 72 – 70 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

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.