Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · February 27, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 140.0 Under
Money USU -145 / CSU +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual CSU +11 121 Lost
Massey USU -2.1 (-13.1) — —
Massey Totals — 146.6 (-25.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -2.5 (-13.5) 141.1 (-20.1) 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USU -2.0 (-13.0) 146.2 (-25.2) 58% ✗
Baseline ML USU -1.7 (-12.7) 145.3 (-24.3) 61% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USU -1.9 (-12.9) 144.1 (-23.1) 60% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 USU 65 – 61 CSU
Dec 20, 2025 USU 100 – 58 CSU
Mar 15, 2025 CSU 83 – 72 USU
Mar 1, 2025 CSU 93 – 66 USU
Feb 12, 2025 USU 93 – 85 CSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU CSU
Overall 18-16 25-6
Conference 8-10 14-4
Home 9-7 14-1
Away 4-7 6-3
Neutral 5-2 5-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.8 72.9
Avg Pts Against 67.0 66.2
Massey 9.6 (#51) 10.2 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 1.20 (#88) 2.83 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.82 (#65) 2.99 (#26)
RPI 0.555 (#72) 0.618 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors USU CSU
FG% 47.7% 48.3%
3PT% 34.2% 36.3%
REB / G 35.1 32.1
OREB / G 8.1 6.4
AST / TO 1.39 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 55.5%
TOV% 18.5% 14.6%
ORB% 25.5% 21.1%
FT Rate 21.3% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.3%
DRB% 77.4% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 17.9%

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