I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
UNLV Rebels
74 – 83
FINAL Conference
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West Conference · Thomas & Mack Center · January 28, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money UNLV +320 / USU -300
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNLV win
Actual USU +9 157 Lost
Massey USU -6.6 (-2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 135.8 (+21.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -2.9 (-6.1) 134.8 (+22.2) 38% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -3.9 (-5.1) 132.9 (+24.1) 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -3.1 (-5.9) 135.2 (+21.8) 41% ✓
Baseline ML USU -3.5 (-5.5) 134.7 (+22.3) 41% ✓

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 12, 2026 USU 80 – 60 UNLV
Mar 4, 2026 UNLV 92 – 65 USU
Jan 21, 2026 UNLV 86 – 76 USU
Mar 14, 2025 USU 70 – 58 UNLV
Jan 30, 2025 USU 76 – 71 UNLV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNLV USU
Overall 12-15 20-9
Conference 8-10 15-4
Home 8-4 10-2
Away 3-7 7-3
Neutral 1-4 3-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 67.2 72.0
Avg Pts Against 69.7 62.3
Massey 1.6 (#143) 10.7 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#149) 1.30 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.26 (#156) 1.53 (#89)
RPI 0.527 (#124) 0.551 (#89)
Shooting & Four Factors UNLV USU
FG% 42.0% 44.4%
3PT% 34.8% 33.7%
REB / G 34.5 41.5
OREB / G 9.4 12.7
AST / TO 0.88 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 50.1%
TOV% 19.9% 20.2%
ORB% 26.3% 35.2%
FT Rate 15.4% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 21.6%
DRB% 73.0% 80.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 18.9%

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