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Utah State Aggies
76 – 71
FINAL Conference
UNLV Rebels
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · January 30, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USU -10.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money USU -650 / UNLV +460
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +5 147 Won
Massey USU -13.2 (-8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 148.4 (-1.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -12.6 (-7.6) 143.8 (+3.2) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -12.2 (-7.2) 143.9 (+3.1) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -12.5 (-7.5) 144.6 (+2.4) 88% ✓
Baseline ML USU -11.8 (-6.8) 144.3 (+2.7) 86% ✓

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 16, 2025 UNLV 65 – 62 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU UNLV
Overall 26-8 18-15
Conference 15-5 11-9
Home 15-2 12-5
Away 7-4 5-7
Neutral 4-2 1-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 69.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 68.1
Massey 13.8 (#37) 3.9 (#106)
Bradley-Terry 3.09 (#20) 0.98 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.97 (#19) 1.48 (#83)
RPI 0.623 (#22) 0.535 (#119)
Shooting & Four Factors USU UNLV
FG% 49.1% 45.0%
3PT% 36.4% 36.2%
REB / G 35.1 32.6
OREB / G 11.3 9.6
AST / TO 1.65 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.6% 51.3%
TOV% 16.6% 15.8%
ORB% 34.6% 28.3%
FT Rate 25.7% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 19.4%
DRB% 70.0% 66.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 22.2%

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