And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Galen Center · December 30, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread USC -11.0 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money USC -600 / SCU +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +23 149 Won
Massey USC -18.6 (+4.4) — —
Massey Totals — 131.1 (+17.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -16.2 (+6.8) 135.0 (+14.0) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -15.3 (+7.7) 140.6 (+8.4) 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -17.0 (+6.0) 140.0 (+9.0) 84% ✓
Baseline ML USC -16.5 (+6.5) 135.2 (+13.8) 86% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC SCU
Overall 25-8 12-8
Conference 15-5 4-5
Home 13-2 6-3
Away 7-3 4-3
Neutral 5-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 68.7
Avg Pts Against 65.1 70.9
Massey 15.4 (#10) 1.0 (#144)
Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#52) 0.89 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.96 (#26) 0.75 (#124)
RPI 0.605 (#45) 0.531 (#114)
Shooting & Four Factors USC SCU
FG% 49.8% 39.6%
3PT% 35.6% 22.1%
REB / G 42.8 42.2
OREB / G 12.6 10.8
AST / TO 1.17 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 43.1%
TOV% 18.0% 16.8%
ORB% 38.4% 26.7%
FT Rate 28.2% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.5% 40.0%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 19.3%
DRB% 69.3% 80.7%
Opp FT Rate 15.1% 21.4%

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