The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · February 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money USU -280 / CSU +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +8 178 Won
Massey USU -7.7 (+0.3)
Massey Totals 149.1 (+28.9)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 90%
Efficiency Plus ML USU -8.4 (-0.4) 143.9 (+34.1) 82%
Baseline Tuned ML USU -7.6 (+0.4) 146.7 (+31.3) 80%
Baseline ML USU -7.5 (+0.5) 145.8 (+32.2) 80%
Baseline Plus ML USU -7.6 (+0.4) 145.8 (+32.2) 80%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 USU 6561 CSU
Dec 20, 2025 USU 10058 CSU
Mar 15, 2025 CSU 8372 USU
Mar 1, 2025 CSU 9366 USU
Feb 17, 2024 CSU 7555 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU CSU
Overall 26-8 26-10
Conference 15-5 16-4
Home 15-2 14-2
Away 7-4 7-4
Neutral 4-2 5-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 75.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 67.3
Massey 11.9 (#49) 7.4 (#80)
Bradley-Terry 2.80 (#23) 1.45 (#68)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.39 (#31) 1.80 (#72)
RPI 0.617 (#23) 0.545 (#95)
Shooting & Four Factors USU CSU
FG% 48.7% 46.1%
3PT% 34.4% 32.4%
REB / G 35.1 36.0
OREB / G 11.3 8.7
AST / TO 1.59 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 53.1%
TOV% 16.5% 17.6%
ORB% 34.0% 26.7%
FT Rate 26.0% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 16.7%
DRB% 70.3% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 22.5%

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