Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Washington State Cougars
69 – 52
FINAL Neutral Conference Pac-12 Tournament
California Golden Bears
Pac-12 Conference · T-Mobile Arena (Neutral) · March 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread WSU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 127.0 Under
Money WSU -1100 / CAL +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total WSU win
Actual WSU +17 121 Won
Massey WSU -14.3 (+2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 121.6 (-0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WSU -13.4 (+3.6) 129.2 (-8.2) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WSU -14.5 (+2.5) 127.9 (-6.9) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WSU -13.5 (+3.5) 129.1 (-8.1) 87% ✓
Baseline ML WSU -14.2 (+2.8) 129.3 (-8.3) 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

Feb 16, 2024 WSU 84 – 65 CAL
Jan 20, 2024 CAL 81 – 75 WSU
Feb 25, 2023 WSU 63 – 57 CAL
Jan 12, 2023 WSU 66 – 51 CAL
Mar 10, 2022 WSU 66 – 59 CAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WSU CAL
Overall 17-17 3-29
Conference 11-9 2-18
Home 10-4 3-14
Away 4-8 0-12
Neutral 3-5 0-3
Last 5 5-0 0-5
Streak L2 L16
Avg Pts For 68.4 58.3
Avg Pts Against 65.7 70.1
Massey 9.0 (#63) -5.3 (#258)
Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#91) -1.96 (#335)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.41 (#85) -1.90 (#314)
RPI 0.546 (#89) 0.418 (#327)
Shooting & Four Factors WSU CAL
FG% 42.4% 39.2%
3PT% 36.5% 30.0%
REB / G 34.9 31.5
OREB / G 11.0 8.8
AST / TO 0.97 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 43.8%
TOV% 18.6% 20.1%
ORB% 32.0% 25.6%
FT Rate 20.2% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 16.0%
DRB% 74.0% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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