But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Arizona Wildcats
73 – 87
FINAL Conference
USC Trojans
Pac-12 Conference · McKale Center at ALKEME Arena · January 8, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ARIZ -4.0 Away covered
O/U 138.0 Over
Money ARIZ -180 / USC +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARIZ win
Actual USC +14 160 Lost
Massey ARIZ -1.8 (-15.8) — —
Massey Totals — 148.8 (+11.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ARIZ -3.8 (-17.8) 145.5 (+14.5) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARIZ -1.9 (-15.9) 145.4 (+14.6) 64% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ARIZ -2.5 (-16.5) 147.9 (+12.1) 67% ✗
Baseline ML ARIZ -3.3 (-17.3) 145.0 (+15.0) 59% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2024 ARIZ 70 – 49 USC
Mar 10, 2024 USC 78 – 65 ARIZ
Jan 18, 2024 ARIZ 82 – 67 USC
Mar 3, 2023 ARIZ 87 – 81 USC
Jan 20, 2023 ARIZ 81 – 66 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARIZ USC
Overall 17-9 25-8
Conference 11-9 15-5
Home 12-4 13-2
Away 5-5 7-3
Neutral 0-0 5-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 74.9
Avg Pts Against 68.6 65.1
Massey 13.9 (#20) 15.4 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#21) 1.78 (#61)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.03 (#20) 3.06 (#40)
RPI 0.612 (#34) 0.608 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors ARIZ USC
FG% 44.9% 48.2%
3PT% 36.5% 36.7%
REB / G 42.6 41.5
OREB / G 13.6 12.2
AST / TO 1.24 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 54.0%
TOV% 17.3% 19.0%
ORB% 37.9% 36.4%
FT Rate 31.3% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.9% 40.7%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 18.0%
DRB% 76.5% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 17.2%

Game Analysis

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