All my failings exposed, gets a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · January 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money USU -350 / CSU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +19 147 Won
Massey USU -5.7 (+13.3) — —
Massey Totals — 133.7 (+13.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -4.7 (+14.3) 136.6 (+10.4) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -4.6 (+14.4) 140.8 (+6.2) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -5.2 (+13.8) 138.5 (+8.5) 73% ✓
Baseline ML USU -5.2 (+13.8) 138.1 (+8.9) 69% ✓

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 24, 2026 USU 65 – 61 CSU
Dec 20, 2025 USU 100 – 58 CSU
Mar 15, 2025 CSU 83 – 72 USU
Mar 1, 2025 CSU 93 – 66 USU
Feb 12, 2025 USU 93 – 85 CSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU CSU
Overall 20-9 20-8
Conference 15-4 14-4
Home 10-2 10-1
Away 7-3 6-4
Neutral 3-4 4-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.0 73.4
Avg Pts Against 62.3 66.4
Massey 11.3 (#37) 8.3 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 1.65 (#65) 2.02 (#50)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.77 (#84) 2.02 (#73)
RPI 0.564 (#77) 0.595 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors USU CSU
FG% 45.4% 46.6%
3PT% 34.2% 39.2%
REB / G 41.6 35.0
OREB / G 12.5 6.5
AST / TO 1.11 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 56.0%
TOV% 19.9% 19.1%
ORB% 35.3% 20.3%
FT Rate 20.6% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.2% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 20.0%
DRB% 79.6% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.1% 11.5%

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