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USC Trojans
85 – 77
FINAL Conference
Washington State Cougars
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · January 17, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USC -12.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money USC -700 / WSU +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +8 162 Won
Massey USC -18.4 (-10.4) — —
Massey Totals — 134.0 (+28.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -15.9 (-7.9) 138.5 (+23.5) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -14.0 (-6.0) 143.3 (+18.7) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -16.6 (-8.6) 142.3 (+19.7) 88% ✓
Baseline ML USC -16.1 (-8.1) 137.5 (+24.5) 89% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 15, 2025 USC 68 – 61 WSU
Mar 1, 2024 WSU 75 – 72 USC
Jan 11, 2024 WSU 72 – 64 USC
Feb 3, 2023 USC 80 – 70 WSU
Jan 1, 2023 WSU 81 – 71 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC WSU
Overall 25-8 14-13
Conference 15-5 7-12
Home 13-2 11-5
Away 7-3 3-6
Neutral 5-3 0-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 74.9 68.6
Avg Pts Against 65.1 67.4
Massey 16.9 (#10) 1.2 (#149)
Bradley-Terry 2.84 (#25) 1.11 (#96)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.11 (#23) 1.46 (#96)
RPI 0.623 (#25) 0.506 (#157)
Shooting & Four Factors USC WSU
FG% 47.6% 40.7%
3PT% 33.6% 33.3%
REB / G 41.8 40.8
OREB / G 12.2 10.9
AST / TO 1.10 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 47.3%
TOV% 18.4% 21.0%
ORB% 35.7% 29.0%
FT Rate 27.4% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.1% 41.9%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 17.8%
DRB% 71.2% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 20.3%

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