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Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · December 24, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread USU -22.0 Home covered
O/U 151.0 Under
Money USU -7000 / SJSU +2000
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +33 137 Won
Massey USU -24.9 (+8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 154.3 (-17.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -19.2 (+13.8) 150.0 (-13.0) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -18.4 (+14.6) 151.1 (-14.1) 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -24.3 (+8.7) 150.9 (-13.9) 90% ✓
Baseline ML USU -23.7 (+9.3) 149.9 (-12.9) 90% ✓

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 3, 2026 USU 96 – 78 SJSU
Feb 20, 2025 USU 105 – 57 SJSU
Jan 8, 2025 USU 85 – 78 SJSU
Mar 7, 2024 USU 90 – 70 SJSU
Jan 31, 2024 USU 82 – 61 SJSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU SJSU
Overall 20-9 5-16
Conference 15-4 3-13
Home 10-2 4-6
Away 7-3 0-8
Neutral 3-4 1-2
Last 5 3-2 0-3
Streak L2 L5
Avg Pts For 72.0 63.9
Avg Pts Against 62.3 82.4
Massey 0.6 (#152) -20.0 (#327)
Bradley-Terry -0.71 (#214) -3.12 (#319)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.81 (#244) -5.18 (#325)
RPI 0.434 (#238) 0.301 (#328)
Shooting & Four Factors USU SJSU
FG% 43.2% 34.2%
3PT% 31.5% 29.6%
REB / G 41.3 33.3
OREB / G 12.7 11.3
AST / TO 1.06 0.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 39.6%
TOV% 17.9% 17.0%
ORB% 33.9% 23.8%
FT Rate 23.6% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 55.6%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 14.5%
DRB% 80.8% 62.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.3% 24.0%

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