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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -5.3 (-0.3) 147.4 (-10.4) 76% ✓
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% ✓

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 73 – 62 SDSU
Feb 26, 2026 SDSU 89 – 72 USU
Feb 23, 2025 USU 79 – 71 SDSU
Dec 28, 2024 USU 67 – 66 SDSU
Mar 16, 2024 SDSU 86 – 70 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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