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Colorado Buffaloes
58 – 61
FINAL Conference
USC Trojans
Pac-12 Conference · CU Events Center · January 21, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USC -1.0 Away covered
O/U 137.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLO win
Actual USC +3 119 Lost
Massey USC -2.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.5 (-19.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -1.4 (-1.6) 137.9 (-18.9) 47% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -0.3 (-2.7) 139.1 (-20.1) 49% ✓
Baseline ML USC -0.6 (-2.4) 139.0 (-20.0) 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USC -0.3 (-2.7) 139.4 (-20.4) 57% ✗

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
Feb 24, 2023 USC 84 – 65 COLO
Jan 13, 2023 USC 68 – 61 COLO
Mar 13, 2021 COLO 72 – 70 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLO USC
Overall 21-12 26-8
Conference 12-8 14-6
Home 12-6 13-3
Away 6-4 9-3
Neutral 3-2 4-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 71.1 72.4
Avg Pts Against 67.4 66.0
Massey 5.8 (#96) 12.0 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 1.66 (#63) 2.55 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#66) 2.99 (#39)
RPI 0.574 (#64) 0.602 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors COLO USC
FG% 44.6% 47.8%
3PT% 32.0% 34.9%
REB / G 38.7 41.6
OREB / G 10.5 11.7
AST / TO 0.98 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 53.2%
TOV% 19.1% 15.7%
ORB% 30.5% 33.6%
FT Rate 27.1% 18.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 43.0%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 14.9%
DRB% 78.6% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 16.2%

Game Analysis

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