Hop in my Chrysler, it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail. "Love Shack" - The B-52's
Galen Center · December 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USC -25.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money USC -5000 / UTSA +1800
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +27 167 Won
Massey USC -27.3 (-0.3)
Massey Totals 153.4 (+13.6)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML USC -21.6 (+5.4) 148.5 (+18.5) 91%
Baseline Tuned ML USC -22.5 (+4.5) 146.8 (+20.2) 91%
Baseline ML USC -25.2 (+1.8) 146.5 (+20.5) 91%
Baseline Plus ML USC -24.4 (+2.6) 151.7 (+15.3) 91%

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 UTSA
Overall 18-14 5-25
Conference 7-13 1-17
Home 9-7 2-12
Away 5-6 2-12
Neutral 4-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L8 L5
Avg Pts For 77.8 67.3
Avg Pts Against 78.4 82.9
Massey 11.4 (#48) -11.5 (#321)
Bradley-Terry 3.56 (#13) -0.91 (#253)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.58 (#17) -1.63 (#269)
RPI 0.649 (#14) 0.469 (#230)
Shooting & Four Factors USC UTSA
FG% 48.2% 35.8%
3PT% 37.3% 27.8%
REB / G 37.2 38.0
OREB / G 10.7 12.9
AST / TO 1.29 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 42.1%
TOV% 16.7% 17.3%
ORB% 32.2% 29.8%
FT Rate 39.8% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 14.9%
DRB% 68.1% 62.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 24.3%

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