And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
USC Trojans
72 – 58
FINAL Conference
Oregon Ducks
Pac-12 Conference · Galen Center · February 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USC -3.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money USC -150 / ORE +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +14 130 Won
Massey USC -6.4 (+7.6) — —
Massey Totals — 139.1 (-9.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USC -6.3 (+7.7) 138.2 (-8.2) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -5.2 (+8.8) 137.5 (-7.5) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USC -5.9 (+8.1) 139.4 (-9.4) 78% ✓
Baseline ML USC -6.1 (+7.9) 137.8 (-7.8) 77% ✓

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 21, 2026 ORE 71 – 70 USC
Dec 3, 2025 USC 82 – 77 ORE
Mar 1, 2025 ORE 82 – 61 USC
Dec 5, 2024 ORE 68 – 60 USC
Feb 2, 2024 ORE 78 – 69 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC ORE
Overall 25-8 21-7
Conference 15-5 14-4
Home 13-2 11-2
Away 7-3 7-2
Neutral 5-3 4-3
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 72.3
Avg Pts Against 65.1 66.0
Massey 15.1 (#14) 11.1 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 2.36 (#30) 2.04 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.22 (#21) 2.54 (#47)
RPI 0.611 (#19) 0.573 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors USC ORE
FG% 46.9% 46.2%
3PT% 34.6% 35.5%
REB / G 40.3 35.0
OREB / G 12.5 9.8
AST / TO 1.14 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 52.9%
TOV% 17.9% 17.8%
ORB% 36.3% 29.4%
FT Rate 25.0% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.2% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 20.9%
DRB% 72.2% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.1% 22.8%

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