You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Galen Center · December 9, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread USC -10.5 Home covered
O/U 134.0 Over
Money USC -600 / UCI +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +35 147 Won
Massey USC -20.0 (+15.0) — —
Massey Totals — 145.9 (+1.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -14.3 (+20.7) 144.4 (+2.6) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -16.3 (+18.7) 145.7 (+1.3) 88% ✓
Baseline ML USC -19.5 (+15.5) 145.3 (+1.7) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -21.0 (+14.0) 144.4 (+2.6) 89% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 15, 2023 UCI 70 – 60 USC
Dec 16, 2021 USC 66 – 61 UCI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC UCI
Overall 25-8 18-9
Conference 15-5 10-4
Home 13-2 10-1
Away 7-3 6-6
Neutral 5-3 2-2
Last 5 3-1 0-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 68.4
Avg Pts Against 65.1 64.1
Massey 7.7 (#50) -5.2 (#227)
Bradley-Terry 1.94 (#31) -1.81 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.98 (#17) -2.81 (#260)
RPI 0.594 (#62) 0.382 (#235)
Shooting & Four Factors USC UCI
FG% 49.3% 42.7%
3PT% 30.3% 33.3%
REB / G 43.0 36.5
OREB / G 13.0 12.0
AST / TO 0.98 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 47.4%
TOV% 18.9% 25.3%
ORB% 39.4% 34.3%
FT Rate 29.3% 16.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.8% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 14.5%
DRB% 69.0% 65.3%
Opp FT Rate 16.7% 22.2%

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