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Minnesota Golden Gophers
69 70 OT
FINAL Conference
USC Trojans
Big Ten Conference · Williams Arena · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MINN -3.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money MINN -170 / USC +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual USC +1 139 Lost
Massey USC -0.0 (-1.0)
Massey Totals 150.6 (-11.6)
Bradley-Terry 31%
Weighted B-T 31%
Efficiency Plus ML MINN -1.6 (-2.6) 144.2 (-5.2) 65%
Baseline Tuned ML MINN -1.5 (-2.5) 142.0 (-3.0) 59%
Baseline ML MINN -2.2 (-3.2) 142.8 (-3.8) 59%
Baseline Plus ML MINN -2.4 (-3.4) 144.6 (-5.6) 61%

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 15, 2025 MINN 6966 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN USC
Overall 15-18 18-14
Conference 8-12 7-13
Home 13-4 9-7
Away 2-9 5-6
Neutral 0-5 4-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L8
Avg Pts For 69.4 77.8
Avg Pts Against 68.5 78.4
Massey 6.5 (#97) 10.2 (#56)
Bradley-Terry 1.49 (#74) 2.93 (#24)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.92 (#75) 3.40 (#31)
RPI 0.535 (#112) 0.637 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN USC
FG% 46.4% 46.7%
3PT% 33.1% 35.1%
REB / G 35.1 36.2
OREB / G 10.3 10.5
AST / TO 1.60 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 52.9%
TOV% 17.6% 17.7%
ORB% 32.0% 31.3%
FT Rate 32.3% 38.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 18.3%
DRB% 72.7% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 27.7%

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