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Air Force Falcons
53 – 72
FINAL Conference
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West Conference · Clune Arena · January 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USU -14.0 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total AF win
Actual USU +19 125 Lost
Massey USU -11.3 (-7.7) — —
Massey Totals — 123.2 (+1.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -8.9 (-10.1) 130.8 (-5.8) 20% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -11.8 (-7.2) 127.3 (-2.3) 15% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -14.0 (-5.0) 131.6 (-6.6) 16% ✓
Baseline ML USU -11.9 (-7.1) 130.2 (-5.2) 17% ✓

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 7, 2026 USU 99 – 62 AF
Mar 8, 2025 USU 87 – 47 AF
Jan 25, 2025 USU 87 – 58 AF
Mar 2, 2024 USU 72 – 60 AF
Jan 2, 2024 USU 88 – 60 AF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AF USU
Overall 5-20 20-9
Conference 3-17 15-4
Home 3-8 10-2
Away 1-10 7-3
Neutral 1-2 3-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 58.7 72.0
Avg Pts Against 71.9 62.3
Massey -9.9 (#297) 4.9 (#93)
Bradley-Terry -0.17 (#179) 0.42 (#138)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.24 (#230) 0.30 (#149)
RPI 0.502 (#159) 0.508 (#150)
Shooting & Four Factors AF USU
FG% 43.6% 44.3%
3PT% 33.8% 33.3%
REB / G 25.7 41.8
OREB / G 4.1 12.9
AST / TO 0.74 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 49.6%
TOV% 26.1% 17.3%
ORB% 15.0% 34.2%
FT Rate 26.4% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 21.2%
DRB% 66.8% 79.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 19.5%

Game Analysis

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