I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USU -22.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money USU -5000 / SJSU +1800
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +18 174 Won
Massey USU -23.3 (-5.3) — —
Massey Totals — 148.0 (+26.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -18.8 (-0.8) 143.5 (+30.5) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -19.7 (-1.7) 143.6 (+30.4) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -18.2 (-0.2) 144.2 (+29.8) 91% ✓
Baseline ML USU -20.1 (-2.1) 146.5 (+27.5) 91% ✓

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 20, 2025 USU 105 – 57 SJSU
Jan 8, 2025 USU 85 – 78 SJSU
Mar 7, 2024 USU 90 – 70 SJSU
Jan 31, 2024 USU 82 – 61 SJSU
Feb 12, 2023 SJSU 69 – 64 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU SJSU
Overall 29-7 9-24
Conference 15-5 3-17
Home 14-1 6-10
Away 7-5 1-12
Neutral 8-1 2-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 70.8
Avg Pts Against 71.2 79.2
Massey 16.0 (#28) -3.5 (#218)
Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#29) -0.67 (#238)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.23 (#40) -0.73 (#218)
RPI 0.645 (#18) 0.478 (#217)
Shooting & Four Factors USU SJSU
FG% 50.7% 42.7%
3PT% 35.5% 34.1%
REB / G 36.3 31.3
OREB / G 11.9 11.8
AST / TO 1.33 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 48.9%
TOV% 18.3% 18.4%
ORB% 36.8% 34.1%
FT Rate 26.7% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 56.5%
Opp TOV% 23.4% 19.7%
DRB% 70.0% 62.9%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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