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USC Trojans
62 – 60
FINAL Conference
Washington State Cougars
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · February 21, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USC -7.0 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money USC -325 / WSU +265
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +2 122 Won
Massey USC -3.8 (-1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 131.3 (-9.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -4.7 (-2.7) 134.6 (-12.6) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -5.2 (-3.2) 132.3 (-10.3) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -5.2 (-3.2) 135.0 (-13.0) 73% ✓
Baseline ML USC -4.9 (-2.9) 134.2 (-12.2) 77% ✓

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 15, 2025 USC 68 – 61 WSU
Mar 1, 2024 WSU 75 – 72 USC
Jan 11, 2024 WSU 72 – 64 USC
Feb 3, 2023 USC 80 – 70 WSU
Jan 1, 2023 WSU 81 – 71 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC WSU
Overall 26-8 22-15
Conference 14-6 11-9
Home 13-3 13-7
Away 9-3 8-5
Neutral 4-2 1-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 71.5
Avg Pts Against 66.0 64.9
Massey 11.9 (#27) 10.9 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 2.70 (#20) 1.09 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.09 (#21) 1.65 (#77)
RPI 0.604 (#23) 0.563 (#63)
Shooting & Four Factors USC WSU
FG% 45.8% 40.6%
3PT% 34.9% 32.9%
REB / G 40.8 37.2
OREB / G 12.1 12.4
AST / TO 1.33 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 48.0%
TOV% 16.8% 17.3%
ORB% 34.2% 33.7%
FT Rate 20.0% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.3% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 21.8%
DRB% 72.8% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 21.2%

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