But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Mountain West Conference · ExtraMile Arena · February 18, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BOIS -0.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money BOIS +100 / USU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total BOIS win
Actual BOIS +9 149 Won
Massey BOIS -2.0 (+7.0) — —
Massey Totals — 137.6 (+11.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BOIS -3.7 (+5.3) 140.2 (+8.8) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BOIS -1.3 (+7.7) 136.8 (+12.2) 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BOIS -4.1 (+4.9) 139.5 (+9.5) 74% ✓
Baseline ML BOIS -4.1 (+4.9) 140.1 (+8.9) 71% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 19, 2026 USU 75 – 56 BOIS
Jan 11, 2026 USU 93 – 68 BOIS
Feb 27, 2025 BOIS 82 – 65 USU
Jan 12, 2025 USU 81 – 79 BOIS
Feb 11, 2024 USU 80 – 61 BOIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BOIS USU
Overall 19-9 20-9
Conference 14-6 15-4
Home 11-1 10-2
Away 6-6 7-3
Neutral 2-2 3-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.4 72.0
Avg Pts Against 67.4 62.3
Massey 10.5 (#46) 11.1 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 2.27 (#33) 1.47 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.54 (#48) 1.69 (#80)
RPI 0.620 (#13) 0.564 (#69)
Shooting & Four Factors BOIS USU
FG% 46.4% 45.0%
3PT% 35.2% 35.1%
REB / G 36.4 40.9
OREB / G 9.7 12.5
AST / TO 1.26 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 50.8%
TOV% 16.0% 20.0%
ORB% 28.9% 35.2%
FT Rate 25.6% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 45.4%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 21.1%
DRB% 78.2% 79.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 18.8%

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