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USC Trojans
72 – 81
FINAL Conference
Arizona Wildcats
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · February 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USC -5.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money USC -225 / ARIZ +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual ARIZ +9 153 Lost
Massey USC -7.3 (-16.3) — —
Massey Totals — 144.1 (+8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USC -8.4 (-17.4) 140.4 (+12.6) 80% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -5.7 (-14.7) 138.5 (+14.5) 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USC -7.3 (-16.3) 140.0 (+13.0) 78% ✗
Baseline ML USC -8.0 (-17.0) 139.5 (+13.5) 78% ✗

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 14, 2024 ARIZ 70 – 49 USC
Mar 10, 2024 USC 78 – 65 ARIZ
Jan 18, 2024 ARIZ 82 – 67 USC
Mar 3, 2023 ARIZ 87 – 81 USC
Jan 20, 2023 ARIZ 81 – 66 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC ARIZ
Overall 25-8 17-9
Conference 15-5 11-9
Home 13-2 12-4
Away 7-3 5-5
Neutral 5-3 0-0
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 75.4
Avg Pts Against 65.1 68.6
Massey 15.7 (#11) 10.9 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 2.68 (#16) 1.40 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.65 (#12) 1.98 (#66)
RPI 0.629 (#7) 0.551 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors USC ARIZ
FG% 47.1% 45.0%
3PT% 34.6% 37.5%
REB / G 40.5 38.4
OREB / G 12.5 11.9
AST / TO 1.14 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 50.8%
TOV% 18.1% 17.7%
ORB% 36.6% 34.4%
FT Rate 25.2% 30.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.0% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 18.3%
DRB% 72.7% 76.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.5% 22.8%

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