I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
USC Trojans
81 – 87
FINAL Conference
Arizona Wildcats
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · March 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread ARIZ -2.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money USC +120 / ARIZ -154
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual ARIZ +6 168 Lost
Massey ARIZ -1.6 (-4.4) — —
Massey Totals — 159.1 (+8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ARIZ -0.1 (-5.9) 157.4 (+10.6) 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -0.9 (-6.9) 158.1 (+9.9) 46% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -0.9 (-6.9) 157.4 (+10.6) 55% ✗
Baseline ML USC -0.5 (-6.5) 158.8 (+9.2) 52% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2024 ARIZ 70 – 49 USC
Mar 10, 2024 USC 78 – 65 ARIZ
Jan 18, 2024 ARIZ 82 – 67 USC
Jan 20, 2023 ARIZ 81 – 66 USC
Mar 2, 2022 ARIZ 91 – 71 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC ARIZ
Overall 22-11 28-7
Conference 14-6 14-6
Home 15-2 15-2
Away 5-5 6-4
Neutral 2-4 7-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 81.9
Avg Pts Against 67.4 71.1
Massey 11.1 (#36) 16.3 (#9)
Bradley-Terry 1.86 (#45) 2.50 (#14)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.32 (#44) 2.97 (#18)
RPI 0.586 (#36) 0.623 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors USC ARIZ
FG% 46.1% 49.2%
3PT% 34.4% 37.4%
REB / G 35.1 40.2
OREB / G 9.2 10.7
AST / TO 1.12 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 56.4%
TOV% 17.9% 18.4%
ORB% 28.3% 31.9%
FT Rate 24.2% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.9% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.0%
DRB% 67.4% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 17.7%

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