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USC Trojans
89 60
FINAL Neutral College Basketball Crown
Tulane Green Wave
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · April 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USC -7.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Under
Money USC -340 / TULN +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +29 149 Won
Massey USC -7.9 (+21.1)
Massey Totals 148.5 (+0.5)
Bradley-Terry 79%
Weighted B-T 88%
Baseline ML USC -10.3 (+18.7) 150.7 (-1.7) 82%
Baseline Plus ML USC -10.3 (+18.7) 149.5 (-0.5) 81%
Efficiency Plus ML USC -8.5 (+20.5) 147.3 (+1.7) 77%
Baseline Tuned ML USC -11.4 (+17.6) 150.6 (-1.6) 81%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC TULN
Overall 17-18 19-15
Conference 7-13 12-6
Home 12-7 14-3
Away 3-7 4-7
Neutral 2-4 1-5
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.7 73.7
Avg Pts Against 74.6 71.7
Massey 9.6 (#61) 1.7 (#137)
Bradley-Terry 1.39 (#71) 0.09 (#161)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.14 (#59) 0.15 (#157)
RPI 0.530 (#108) 0.498 (#174)
Shooting & Four Factors USC TULN
FG% 48.2% 45.4%
3PT% 36.7% 33.9%
REB / G 31.3 33.9
OREB / G 8.7 9.1
AST / TO 1.25 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 52.1%
TOV% 17.7% 15.9%
ORB% 28.2% 27.2%
FT Rate 27.2% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.4%
DRB% 69.1% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 24.1%

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