This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Mountain West Conference · Moby Arena · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money CSU +220 / USU -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total CSU win
Actual USU +4 126 Lost
Massey USU -5.4 (+1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 152.8 (-26.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 33% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -4.5 (+0.5) 144.6 (-18.6) 32% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -3.4 (-0.6) 142.4 (-16.4) 36% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -3.4 (-0.6) 145.1 (-19.1) 37% ✓
Baseline ML USU -3.0 (-1.0) 147.0 (-21.0) 38% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 20, 2025 USU 100 – 58 CSU
Mar 15, 2025 CSU 83 – 72 USU
Mar 1, 2025 CSU 93 – 66 USU
Feb 12, 2025 USU 93 – 85 CSU
Feb 17, 2024 CSU 75 – 55 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CSU USU
Overall 21-13 29-7
Conference 11-9 15-5
Home 12-6 14-1
Away 6-5 7-5
Neutral 3-2 8-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 81.4
Avg Pts Against 71.6 71.2
Massey 6.5 (#93) 15.1 (#31)
Bradley-Terry 0.87 (#99) 2.12 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.35 (#91) 2.53 (#56)
RPI 0.535 (#105) 0.617 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors CSU USU
FG% 49.4% 50.6%
3PT% 41.2% 35.7%
REB / G 32.9 35.9
OREB / G 9.2 12.3
AST / TO 1.33 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.5% 57.3%
TOV% 18.2% 16.4%
ORB% 32.0% 37.5%
FT Rate 29.6% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 21.5%
DRB% 70.7% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 29.6%

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