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Mountain West Conference · Save Mart Center · December 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USU -14.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money FRES +850 / USU -1450
Model Predictions
Spread Total FRES win
Actual USU +9 135 Lost
Massey USU -11.9 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 149.5 (-14.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -11.6 (+2.6) 145.4 (-10.4) 19% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -11.3 (+2.3) 144.3 (-9.3) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -12.0 (+3.0) 145.4 (-10.4) 18% ✓
Baseline ML USU -12.1 (+3.1) 145.6 (-10.6) 19% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 11, 2026 USU 91 – 78 FRES
Feb 8, 2025 USU 89 – 81 FRES
Jan 5, 2025 USU 89 – 83 FRES
Mar 14, 2024 USU 87 – 75 FRES
Feb 28, 2024 USU 77 – 73 FRES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FRES USU
Overall 13-19 29-7
Conference 7-13 15-5
Home 10-7 14-1
Away 2-10 7-5
Neutral 1-2 8-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 81.4
Avg Pts Against 73.5 71.2
Massey 0.4 (#167) 16.4 (#27)
Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#191) 2.65 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#190) 3.31 (#40)
RPI 0.472 (#226) 0.650 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors FRES USU
FG% 45.2% 51.0%
3PT% 32.0% 36.4%
REB / G 34.5 35.8
OREB / G 10.5 12.1
AST / TO 1.03 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 57.7%
TOV% 19.2% 17.4%
ORB% 30.6% 37.6%
FT Rate 23.8% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 23.3%
DRB% 69.9% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 27.9%

Game Analysis

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