Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Utah State Aggies
71 – 62
FINAL Conference
Nevada Wolf Pack
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · January 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money USU -1100 / NEV +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +9 133 Won
Massey USU -13.8 (-4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 155.2 (-22.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -11.8 (-2.8) 148.2 (-15.2) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -11.7 (-2.7) 144.5 (-11.5) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -12.2 (-3.2) 150.2 (-17.2) 86% ✓
Baseline ML USU -11.1 (-2.1) 150.5 (-17.5) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 USU 79 – 66 NEV
Feb 22, 2026 NEV 80 – 77 USU
Jan 23, 2025 USU 90 – 69 NEV
Jan 1, 2025 USU 69 – 64 NEV
Feb 7, 2024 NEV 77 – 63 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU NEV
Overall 29-7 24-13
Conference 15-5 12-8
Home 14-1 17-2
Away 7-5 4-9
Neutral 8-1 3-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 76.0
Avg Pts Against 71.2 71.5
Massey 17.8 (#22) 7.5 (#83)
Bradley-Terry 2.94 (#27) 1.65 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.47 (#32) 2.17 (#68)
RPI 0.635 (#19) 0.598 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors USU NEV
FG% 52.6% 43.9%
3PT% 37.4% 37.1%
REB / G 35.9 35.1
OREB / G 11.9 11.8
AST / TO 1.52 1.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.5% 49.8%
TOV% 17.0% 13.3%
ORB% 37.9% 33.3%
FT Rate 26.8% 35.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 18.0%
DRB% 69.4% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 29.5%

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