I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
USC Trojans
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FINAL Conference
Indiana Hoosiers
Big Ten Conference · Galen Center · February 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread IU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money USC +110 / IU -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total USC win
Actual USC +6 156 Won
Massey IU -2.7 (+8.7)
Massey Totals 158.5 (-2.5)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 63%
Efficiency Plus ML IU -0.5 (+6.5) 150.6 (+5.4) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML USC -0.3 (+5.7) 148.2 (+7.8) 53%
Baseline ML IU -0.3 (+6.3) 147.1 (+8.9) 57%
Baseline Plus ML IU -0.4 (+6.4) 149.8 (+6.2) 57%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 9, 2025 IU 8269 USC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USC IU
Overall 18-14 18-14
Conference 7-13 9-11
Home 9-7 14-4
Away 5-6 3-8
Neutral 4-1 1-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L8 L2
Avg Pts For 77.8 78.2
Avg Pts Against 78.4 72.2
Massey 10.5 (#56) 16.2 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 2.37 (#38) 2.30 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.72 (#50) 2.76 (#48)
RPI 0.593 (#41) 0.587 (#47)
Shooting & Four Factors USC IU
FG% 46.6% 47.0%
3PT% 32.3% 35.7%
REB / G 36.8 34.9
OREB / G 11.0 9.2
AST / TO 1.18 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 56.2%
TOV% 17.4% 15.0%
ORB% 32.8% 28.9%
FT Rate 34.4% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 16.0%
DRB% 68.1% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 28.5%

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