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Utah Utes
63 – 72
FINAL Conference
California Golden Bears
Pac-12 Conference · Jon M. Huntsman Center · January 17, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UTAH -12.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money UTAH -800 / CAL +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual CAL +9 135 Lost
Massey UTAH -12.7 (-21.7) — —
Massey Totals — 131.0 (+4.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -11.2 (-20.2) 134.8 (+0.2) 86% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTAH -9.1 (-18.1) 130.9 (+4.1) 83% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -11.5 (-20.5) 133.6 (+1.4) 85% ✗
Baseline ML UTAH -11.1 (-20.1) 135.3 (-0.3) 84% ✗

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 3, 2025 CAL 79 – 72 UTAH
Mar 3, 2024 UTAH 88 – 59 CAL
Feb 5, 2023 UTAH 61 – 46 CAL
Dec 30, 2022 UTAH 58 – 43 CAL
Feb 19, 2022 UTAH 60 – 58 CAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH CAL
Overall 12-13 9-20
Conference 8-11 3-17
Home 8-5 6-8
Away 3-7 1-11
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.1 64.7
Avg Pts Against 69.8 69.5
Massey 7.7 (#70) -2.2 (#201)
Bradley-Terry 0.91 (#108) -0.52 (#210)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.85 (#80) -0.72 (#209)
RPI 0.512 (#148) 0.466 (#217)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH CAL
FG% 44.1% 45.0%
3PT% 30.8% 33.9%
REB / G 33.2 30.8
OREB / G 9.0 6.8
AST / TO 1.44 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 52.2%
TOV% 15.7% 19.9%
ORB% 25.6% 21.5%
FT Rate 20.6% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 18.3%
DRB% 69.1% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 21.5%

Game Analysis

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