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California vs USC Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 24 Jan 2021
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 68-76
34-35 34-41
Position#302
Record7-9
FormLWLWL
Points / game67.8
Allowed / game69.3
vs
USC 🏆
USA
Position#27
Record11-3
FormWWWWL
Points / game76.7
Allowed / game64.4
USANCAA
Other2020-21
Meetings · California v USC
11 Nov 2026
CALI v USC
upcoming
07 Feb 2024
CALI83
USC77
30 Nov 2022
CALI51
USC66
06 Jan 2022
CALI63
USC77
23 Jan 2021
CALI68
USC76
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

California winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
USC winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

CaliforniaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
San Francisco
#224
W
72-70
72
70
+2
H13/12
NCAA
CS Northridge
#245
W
87-56
87
56
+31
H19/12
NCAA
Seattle
#166
W
70-65
70
65
+5
H22/12
NCAA
Oregon
#31
L
69-82
69
82
-13
A01/01
NCAA
Oregon State
#116
L
64-73
64
73
-9
A02/01
NCAA
Washington State
#177
L
60-71
60
71
-11
H08/01
NCAA
Washington
#339
W
84-78
84
78
+6
H09/01
NCAA
Colorado
#45
L
60-89
60
89
-29
A14/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#196
W
72-63
72
63
+9
A17/01
NCAA
UCLA
#63
L
57-61
57
61
-4
H22/01
NCAA
1H
2H
29-37
43-33
43-25
44-31
33-37
37-28
35-36
34-46
36-26
28-47
28-31
32-40
40-32
44-46
23-34
37-55
22-34
50-29
36-32
21-29
140.3Avg total
69.5Scored
70.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)67.869.3137.1-1.644%
Season at home (9)70.964.6135.4+6.367%
Season away (7)63.775.4139.1-11.714%
Last 10 (10)69.570.8140.3-1.350%
Last 5 (5)66.672.4139.0-5.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (26)63.569.9133.3-6.438%
vs Similar (2)74.563.0137.5+11.550%
vs Weaker (2)85.069.5154.5+15.5100%
This opponent (USC) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
USCUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UC Irvine
#83
W
91-56
91
56
+35
H09/12
NCAA
Santa Clara
#123
W
86-63
86
63
+23
H30/12
NCAA
Colorado
#45
L
62-72
62
72
-10
H01/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#196
W
64-46
64
46
+18
H02/01
NCAA
Arizona
#82
W
87-73
87
73
+14
A08/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#227
W
73-64
73
64
+9
A10/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#99
W
67-62 OT
67
62
+5
H13/01
NCAA
Washington
#339
W
95-68
95
68
+27
H15/01
NCAA
Washington State
#177
W
85-77
85
77
+8
H17/01
NCAA
Oregon State
#116
L
56-58
56
58
-2
A20/01
NCAA
1H
2H
46-21
45-35
41-27
45-36
33-44
29-28
32-28
32-18
35-34
52-39
36-32
37-32
27-32
26-21
44-23
51-45
39-27
46-50
23-31
33-27
140.5Avg total
76.6Scored
63.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)76.764.4141.1+12.379%
Season at home (10)77.965.4143.3+12.580%
Season away (4)73.862.0135.8+11.875%
Last 10 (10)76.663.9140.5+12.780%
Last 5 (5)75.265.8141.0+9.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)69.070.7139.7-1.733%
vs Similar (16)69.962.9132.9+7.069%
vs Weaker ◀ (11)76.364.7141.0+11.582%
This opponent (California) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: +5.7+5.72nd half2nd half: -1.4-1.42nd half: +6.5+6.5
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: +5.7+5.72nd half2nd half: -1.4-1.42nd half: +6.5+6.5
CaliforniaUSC
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
CaliforniaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
San Francisco
#224
L
29-37
29
37
-8
H13/12
NCAA
CS Northridge
#245
W
43-25
43
25
+18
H19/12
NCAA
Seattle
#166
L
33-37
33
37
-4
H22/12
NCAA
Oregon
#31
L
35-36
35
36
-1
A01/01
NCAA
Oregon State
#116
W
36-26
36
26
+10
A02/01
NCAA
Washington State
#177
L
28-31
28
31
-3
H08/01
NCAA
Washington
#339
W
40-32
40
32
+8
H09/01
NCAA
Colorado
#45
L
23-34
23
34
-11
A14/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#196
L
22-34
22
34
-12
A17/01
NCAA
UCLA
#63
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H22/01
NCAA
64.9Avg total
32.5Scored
32.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)29.431.260.5-1.830%-
Last 30 at home (16)31.429.260.7+2.238%-
Last 30 away (14)27.033.460.4-6.421%-
Last 10 (10)32.532.464.9+0.140%-
Last 5 (5)29.832.662.4-2.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (26)27.831.659.4-3.823%-
vs Similar (2)38.530.068.5+8.550%-
vs Weaker (2)40.526.567.0+14.0100%-
This opponent (USC) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
USCLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UC Irvine
#83
W
46-21
46
21
+25
H09/12
NCAA
Santa Clara
#123
W
41-27
41
27
+14
H30/12
NCAA
Colorado
#45
L
33-44
33
44
-11
H01/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#196
W
32-28
32
28
+4
H02/01
NCAA
Arizona
#82
W
35-34
35
34
+1
A08/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#227
W
36-32
36
32
+4
A10/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#99
L
27-32
27
32
-5
H13/01
NCAA
Washington
#339
W
44-23
44
23
+21
H15/01
NCAA
Washington State
#177
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H17/01
NCAA
Oregon State
#116
L
23-31
23
31
-8
A20/01
NCAA
65.5Avg total
35.6Scored
29.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.130.363.4+2.760%-
Last 30 at home (19)33.629.863.4+3.758%-
Last 30 away (11)32.231.263.4+1.064%-
Last 10 (10)35.629.965.5+5.770%-
Last 5 (5)33.829.062.8+4.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)29.732.061.7-2.333%-
vs Similar (16)32.130.962.9+1.262%-
vs Weaker ◀ (11)35.529.164.5+6.464%-
This opponent (California) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
California wins
1
USC wins
DateGameScore
17/01/20USC v California88-56
Californialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/01/21HUCLA57-61
17/01/21AUtah Utes72-63
14/01/21AColorado60-89
09/01/21HWashington84-78
08/01/21HWashington State60-71
02/01/21AOregon State64-73
01/01/21AOregon69-82
22/12/20HSeattle70-65
19/12/20HCS Northridge87-56
13/12/20HSan Francisco72-70
USClast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/01/21AOregon State56-58
17/01/21HWashington State85-77
15/01/21HWashington95-68
13/01/21HUC Riverside67-62 OT
10/01/21AArizona State73-64
08/01/21AArizona87-73
02/01/21HUtah Utes64-46
01/01/21HColorado62-72
30/12/20HSanta Clara86-63
09/12/20HUC Irvine91-56

📊 11. Overall Statistics

California
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWL44%
HomeWWLWL67%
AwayLLLLW14%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1697
Win %44%67%14%
Points / game67.870.963.7
Allowed / game69.364.675.4
Point differential-1.6+6.3-11.7
Avg total137.1135.4139.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+19%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)67% (3)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
USC
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL79%
HomeLWWWW80%
AwayWWWL75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games14104
Win %79%80%75%
Points / game76.777.973.8
Allowed / game64.465.462.0
Point differential+12.3+12.5+11.8
Avg total141.1143.3135.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%50%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)50% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %14%20%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Virginia119282%73.559.4+14.2
2 Florida State119282%79.168.5+10.6
3 SMU Mustangs108280%79.166.9+12.2
4 Virginia Tech1411379%73.365.6+7.6
5 Louisville1310377%70.665.5+5.2
6 Pittsburgh118373%74.367.0+7.3
7 Georgia Tech107370%80.472.5+7.9
8 Syracuse139469%79.469.3+10.1
9 Clemson139469%66.163.4+2.7
10 North Carolina1510567%74.570.2+4.3
11 Stanford149564%72.468.5+3.9
12 NC State116555%76.871.1+5.7
13 Duke105550%73.672.1+1.5
14 Miami (FL)136746%67.468.0-0.6
15 California167944%67.869.3-1.6
16 Wake Forest104640%70.968.8+2.1
17 Notre Dame124833%71.274.6-3.4
18 Boston College1331023%72.778.2-5.5
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Michigan1413193%79.765.4+14.4
2 Oregon119282%77.165.8+11.3
3 Iowa1512380%90.773.7+16.9
4 UCLA1512380%76.368.1+8.2
5 USC1411379%76.764.4+12.3
6 Wisconsin1612475%72.662.2+10.4
7 Ohio State1612475%76.667.3+9.2
8 Minnesota1611569%76.972.4+4.6
9 Illinois1510567%82.968.9+14.0
10 Michigan State128467%76.071.3+4.7
11 Purdue1711665%70.366.9+3.4
12 Indiana159660%73.167.7+5.4
13 Maryland169756%72.467.4+4.9
14 Rutgers137654%73.471.2+2.2
15 Penn State115645%76.576.2+0.4
16 Northwestern146843%76.172.5+3.6
17 Nebraska124833%75.074.3+0.7
18 Washington1321115%66.277.2-10.9
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
California343468
USC354176
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