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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USU -3.9 (+6.9) 147.5 (+9.5) 35% ✗
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% ✗

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 79 – 66 NEV
Jan 15, 2026 USU 71 – 62 NEV
Jan 23, 2025 USU 90 – 69 NEV
Jan 1, 2025 USU 69 – 64 NEV
Feb 7, 2024 NEV 77 – 63 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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