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Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · January 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money USU -225 / BOIS +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +2 160 Won
Massey USU -7.2 (-5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 151.7 (+8.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -7.6 (-5.6) 147.2 (+12.8) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -6.8 (-4.8) 145.3 (+14.7) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -7.2 (-5.2) 145.5 (+14.5) 77% ✓
Baseline ML USU -6.9 (-4.9) 146.5 (+13.5) 78% ✓

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 19, 2026 USU 75 – 56 BOIS
Jan 11, 2026 USU 93 – 68 BOIS
Feb 27, 2025 BOIS 82 – 65 USU
Feb 11, 2024 USU 80 – 61 BOIS
Jan 27, 2024 USU 90 – 84 BOIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU BOIS
Overall 26-8 26-11
Conference 15-5 14-6
Home 15-2 13-3
Away 7-4 6-5
Neutral 4-2 7-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 75.1
Avg Pts Against 70.5 67.0
Massey 13.1 (#39) 9.8 (#60)
Bradley-Terry 3.74 (#9) 1.51 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.99 (#9) 2.02 (#65)
RPI 0.642 (#16) 0.562 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors USU BOIS
FG% 47.9% 46.0%
3PT% 32.5% 29.9%
REB / G 37.2 37.9
OREB / G 12.5 11.3
AST / TO 1.49 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 51.8%
TOV% 17.2% 16.8%
ORB% 36.7% 34.8%
FT Rate 27.7% 31.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 16.2%
DRB% 70.9% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 19.6%

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