He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Galen Center · February 9, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USC -19.0 Away covered
O/U 135.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +6 142 Won
Massey USC -22.0 (-16.0) — —
Massey Totals — 133.5 (+8.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -16.9 (-10.9) 137.2 (+4.8) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -18.5 (-12.5) 137.6 (+4.4) 90% ✓
Baseline ML USC -18.8 (-12.8) 137.8 (+4.2) 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -18.7 (-12.7) 138.3 (+3.7) 90% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC PAC
Overall 26-8 8-22
Conference 14-6 3-11
Home 13-3 7-7
Away 9-3 0-13
Neutral 4-2 0-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L4
Avg Pts For 72.4 65.2
Avg Pts Against 66.0 73.6
Massey 12.0 (#26) -6.8 (#284)
Bradley-Terry 2.48 (#28) -1.59 (#300)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.85 (#30) -1.90 (#296)
RPI 0.599 (#33) 0.395 (#337)
Shooting & Four Factors USC PAC
FG% 45.8% 40.6%
3PT% 34.2% 32.6%
REB / G 41.5 32.6
OREB / G 12.5 8.4
AST / TO 1.32 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 46.1%
TOV% 16.5% 17.0%
ORB% 35.0% 23.1%
FT Rate 19.6% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.5% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 20.0%
DRB% 73.8% 77.7%
Opp FT Rate 16.9% 21.3%

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