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USC Trojans
62 – 72
FINAL Conference
Colorado Buffaloes
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · January 1, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USC -4.0 Away covered
O/U 141.0 Under
Money USC -180 / COLO +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual COLO +10 134 Lost
Massey USC -3.9 (-13.9) — —
Massey Totals — 146.8 (-12.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USC -3.2 (-13.2) 145.2 (-11.2) 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -3.1 (-13.1) 140.6 (-6.6) 57% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USC -3.1 (-13.1) 144.1 (-10.1) 48% ✓
Baseline ML USC -4.0 (-14.0) 144.6 (-10.6) 58% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2024 COLO 92 – 89 USC
Jan 14, 2024 COLO 68 – 58 USC
Feb 24, 2023 USC 84 – 65 COLO
Jan 13, 2023 USC 68 – 61 COLO
Jan 21, 2022 USC 61 – 58 COLO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC COLO
Overall 25-8 23-9
Conference 15-5 14-6
Home 13-2 11-1
Away 7-3 6-6
Neutral 5-3 6-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 73.1
Avg Pts Against 65.1 63.8
Massey 16.6 (#8) 16.4 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 2.14 (#43) 1.66 (#60)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.09 (#22) 2.14 (#70)
RPI 0.639 (#21) 0.586 (#60)
Shooting & Four Factors USC COLO
FG% 49.2% 46.1%
3PT% 37.5% 38.8%
REB / G 43.2 36.2
OREB / G 13.3 9.9
AST / TO 1.14 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 53.3%
TOV% 17.7% 16.9%
ORB% 38.6% 30.7%
FT Rate 25.6% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.2% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 21.2%
DRB% 68.6% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.6% 19.3%

Game Analysis

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