Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Galen Center · November 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USC -17.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money USC -2500 / SJSU +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +14 150 Won
Massey USC -17.9 (-3.9)
Massey Totals 139.8 (+10.2)
Bradley-Terry 100%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML USC -13.3 (+0.7) 138.2 (+11.8) 82%
Baseline ML USC -14.6 (-0.6) 139.2 (+10.8) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML USC -13.3 (+0.7) 139.3 (+10.7) 87%
Efficiency Plus ML USC -15.4 (-1.4) 137.3 (+12.7) 84%

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 SJSU
Overall 17-18 15-20
Conference 7-13 7-13
Home 12-7 7-9
Away 3-7 3-9
Neutral 2-4 4-2
Last 5 3-1 0-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.7 70.2
Avg Pts Against 74.6 73.7
Massey 1.8 (#134) -9.4 (#317)
Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#172) -3.88 (#361)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.61 (#161) -5.98 (#362)
RPI 0.485 (#207) 0.342 (#331)
Shooting & Four Factors USC SJSU
FG% 48.3% 38.2%
3PT% 29.8% 25.7%
REB / G 28.5 30.0
OREB / G 7.8 7.8
AST / TO 2.09 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 42.5%
TOV% 12.4% 11.9%
ORB% 24.2% 23.0%
FT Rate 24.6% 33.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 22.6% 15.4%
DRB% 70.3% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 32.4% 20.9%

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