And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML USC -4.7 (-2.7) 134.6 (-12.6) 76%

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 6861 WSU
Mar 1, 2024 WSU 7572 USC
Jan 11, 2024 WSU 7264 USC
Feb 3, 2023 USC 8070 WSU
Jan 1, 2023 WSU 8171 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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