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Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · January 15, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money USU +100 / SDSU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +12 102 Won
Massey USU -3.7 (+8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 128.9 (-26.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USU -3.2 (+8.8) 132.2 (-30.2) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -3.7 (+8.3) 124.7 (-22.7) 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -3.0 (+9.0) 129.3 (-27.3) 68% ✓
Baseline ML USU -3.2 (+8.8) 128.4 (-26.4) 68% ✓

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, 2026 USU 73 – 62 SDSU
Feb 26, 2026 SDSU 89 – 72 USU
Jan 31, 2026 USU 71 – 66 SDSU
Feb 23, 2025 USU 79 – 71 SDSU
Dec 28, 2024 USU 67 – 66 SDSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU SDSU
Overall 20-9 23-5
Conference 15-4 14-3
Home 10-2 13-2
Away 7-3 6-2
Neutral 3-4 4-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 73.3
Avg Pts Against 62.3 61.9
Massey 11.1 (#39) 10.4 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#88) 2.50 (#35)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#116) 3.28 (#38)
RPI 0.530 (#121) 0.650 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors USU SDSU
FG% 46.1% 44.3%
3PT% 33.8% 37.7%
REB / G 42.4 33.8
OREB / G 13.2 8.8
AST / TO 1.18 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 52.5%
TOV% 19.1% 18.3%
ORB% 36.7% 26.9%
FT Rate 20.6% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.7% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 22.2%
DRB% 80.5% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 22.9%

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