Gaga googa ga ga googa ga ga goo ga ga "Night of the Thumpasaurus People" - Parliament
Nevada Wolf Pack
80 77
FINAL Conference
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West Conference · Lawlor Events Center · February 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money NEV +195 / USU -238
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEV win
Actual NEV +3 157 Won
Massey USU -6.2 (+9.2)
Massey Totals 152.5 (+4.5)
Bradley-Terry 27%
Weighted B-T 25%
Efficiency Plus ML USU -3.7 (+6.7) 145.7 (+11.3) 34%
Baseline Tuned ML USU -4.0 (+7.0) 147.6 (+9.4) 32%
Baseline ML USU -3.8 (+6.8) 149.6 (+7.4) 38%
Baseline Plus ML USU -3.9 (+6.9) 147.5 (+9.5) 35%

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 14, 2026 USU 7966 NEV
Jan 15, 2026 USU 7162 NEV
Jan 23, 2025 USU 9069 NEV
Jan 1, 2025 USU 6964 NEV
Feb 7, 2024 NEV 7763 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEV USU
Overall 24-13 29-7
Conference 12-8 15-5
Home 17-2 14-1
Away 4-9 7-5
Neutral 3-2 8-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.0 81.4
Avg Pts Against 71.5 71.2
Massey 8.1 (#78) 17.3 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 1.33 (#77) 2.83 (#27)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.66 (#79) 3.32 (#31)
RPI 0.573 (#54) 0.633 (#16)
Shooting & Four Factors NEV USU
FG% 43.5% 51.0%
3PT% 37.0% 35.7%
REB / G 35.6 35.0
OREB / G 11.6 11.2
AST / TO 1.49 1.61
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 58.1%
TOV% 14.2% 15.9%
ORB% 32.6% 35.1%
FT Rate 34.0% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 20.7%
DRB% 71.3% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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