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Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money USU -310 / SDSU +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +5 137 Won
Massey USU -7.5 (-2.5)
Massey Totals 154.8 (-17.8)
Bradley-Terry 68%
Weighted B-T 57%
Efficiency Plus ML USU -7.4 (-2.4) 145.0 (-8.0) 77%
Baseline Tuned ML USU -5.4 (-0.4) 146.5 (-9.5) 71%
Baseline ML USU -5.7 (-0.7) 145.0 (-8.0) 75%
Baseline Plus ML USU -5.3 (-0.3) 147.4 (-10.4) 76%

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 7362 SDSU
Feb 26, 2026 SDSU 8972 USU
Feb 23, 2025 USU 7971 SDSU
Dec 28, 2024 USU 6766 SDSU
Mar 16, 2024 SDSU 8670 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU SDSU
Overall 29-7 22-11
Conference 15-5 14-6
Home 14-1 14-2
Away 7-5 5-5
Neutral 8-1 3-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 76.8
Avg Pts Against 71.2 71.3
Massey 15.9 (#30) 11.6 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 2.32 (#40) 2.12 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.74 (#48) 3.08 (#37)
RPI 0.616 (#28) 0.599 (#37)
Shooting & Four Factors USU SDSU
FG% 50.8% 47.5%
3PT% 35.4% 37.7%
REB / G 35.2 35.2
OREB / G 11.8 10.0
AST / TO 1.62 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.6% 53.7%
TOV% 15.9% 18.2%
ORB% 36.4% 30.4%
FT Rate 26.3% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 21.0%
DRB% 67.6% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 27.3%

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