Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Colorado State Rams
53 – 51
FINAL Neutral Conference Mountain West
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West Conference · Thomas & Mack Center (Neutral) · March 11, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread CSU -4.0 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money CSU -175 / USU +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total CSU win
Actual CSU +2 104 Won
Massey CSU -0.8 (+1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 143.4 (-39.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CSU -0.5 (+1.5) 135.5 (-31.5) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CSU -0.9 (+1.1) 140.3 (-36.3) 56% ✓
Baseline ML CSU -0.7 (+1.3) 139.3 (-35.3) 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CSU -0.8 (+1.2) 137.9 (-33.9) 56% ✓

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 CSU USU
Overall 25-6 18-16
Conference 14-4 8-10
Home 14-1 9-7
Away 6-3 4-7
Neutral 5-2 5-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.9 72.8
Avg Pts Against 66.2 67.0
Massey 10.7 (#42) 9.9 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 3.02 (#13) 1.23 (#81)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.17 (#21) 1.82 (#67)
RPI 0.616 (#16) 0.555 (#69)
Shooting & Four Factors CSU USU
FG% 48.4% 47.8%
3PT% 36.6% 34.8%
REB / G 32.2 34.9
OREB / G 6.6 8.1
AST / TO 1.45 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 54.8%
TOV% 14.9% 18.4%
ORB% 21.6% 25.6%
FT Rate 23.8% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.6%
DRB% 75.9% 77.1%
Opp FT Rate 17.6% 20.8%

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