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USC Trojans
70 – 71
FINAL Conference
Oregon Ducks
Big Ten Conference · Galen Center · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USC -5.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money USC -245 / ORE +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual ORE +1 141 Lost
Massey USC -7.6 (-8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 152.6 (-11.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USC -7.4 (-8.4) 148.1 (-7.1) 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USC -7.1 (-8.1) 148.0 (-7.0) 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USC -7.3 (-8.3) 146.8 (-5.8) 78% ✗
Baseline ML USC -7.2 (-8.2) 147.5 (-6.5) 79% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

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
Dec 29, 2023 ORE 82 – 74 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC ORE
Overall 18-14 12-20
Conference 7-13 5-15
Home 9-7 10-7
Away 5-6 2-8
Neutral 4-1 0-5
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 77.8 70.8
Avg Pts Against 78.4 73.9
Massey 9.8 (#59) 5.2 (#99)
Bradley-Terry 2.34 (#37) 0.42 (#129)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.65 (#47) 0.67 (#118)
RPI 0.585 (#43) 0.500 (#179)
Shooting & Four Factors USC ORE
FG% 46.1% 42.6%
3PT% 32.7% 32.2%
REB / G 36.4 34.7
OREB / G 11.2 11.7
AST / TO 1.16 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 49.6%
TOV% 17.6% 18.0%
ORB% 33.2% 33.7%
FT Rate 33.8% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 16.0%
DRB% 68.2% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 25.9%

Game Analysis

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