He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Galen Center · December 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USC -23.5 Away covered
O/U 146.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +11 135 Won
Massey USC -29.7 (-18.7) — —
Massey Totals — 150.6 (-15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -25.7 (-14.7) 148.6 (-13.6) 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -23.9 (-12.9) 147.7 (-12.7) 91% ✓
Baseline ML USC -26.4 (-15.4) 146.9 (-11.9) 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -25.7 (-14.7) 148.1 (-13.1) 91% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 10, 2023 LBSU 84 – 79 USC
Dec 15, 2022 USC 88 – 78 LBSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC LBSU
Overall 26-8 20-13
Conference 14-6 12-3
Home 13-3 11-3
Away 9-3 6-7
Neutral 4-2 3-3
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.4 72.4
Avg Pts Against 66.0 73.4
Massey 15.8 (#14) -9.0 (#312)
Bradley-Terry 4.00 (#6) -1.09 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.12 (#8) -1.06 (#243)
RPI 0.682 (#6) 0.474 (#221)
Shooting & Four Factors USC LBSU
FG% 49.6% 45.4%
3PT% 33.7% 33.3%
REB / G 43.4 34.2
OREB / G 11.9 9.4
AST / TO 1.69 0.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 49.9%
TOV% 14.3% 22.8%
ORB% 33.4% 28.0%
FT Rate 15.5% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.4% 55.0%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 16.9%
DRB% 73.2% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 15.1% 23.3%

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