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California vs USC Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 07 Jan 2022
Tip-off: 04:00
Final 63-77
31-36 32-41
Position#281
Record9-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game66.9
Allowed / game61.6
California
USA
vs
USC 🏆
USA
Position#36
Record12-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game75.9
Allowed / game60.7
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Meetings · California v USC
11 Nov 2026
CALI65
USC77
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
Florida
#131
L
60-80
60
80
-20
A23/11
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
L
59-62
59
62
-3
H24/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#130
W
65-57
65
57
+8
H29/11
NCAA
Oregon State
#361
W
73-61
73
61
+12
H03/12
NCAA
Utah Utes
#290
L
58-66
58
66
-8
A05/12
NCAA
Idaho State
#339
W
72-46
72
46
+26
H09/12
NCAA
Santa Clara
#98
W
72-60
72
60
+12
H12/12
NCAA
Dartmouth
#289
W
61-55
61
55
+6
H19/12
NCAA
Pacific
#330
W
73-53
73
53
+20
H22/12
NCAA
Arizona State
#236
W
74-50
74
50
+24
H03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
27-46
33-34
25-27
34-35
28-21
37-36
34-33
39-28
35-29
23-37
30-23
42-23
38-34
34-26
27-23
34-32
25-30
48-23
41-23
33-27
125.7Avg total
66.7Scored
59.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)66.961.6128.5+5.264%
Season at home (11)69.660.2129.8+9.582%
Season away (3)56.767.0123.7-10.30%
Last 10 (10)66.759.0125.7+7.770%
Last 5 (5)70.452.8123.2+17.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)62.668.0130.6-5.429%
vs Similar (10)67.765.0132.7+2.750%
vs Weaker (3)65.356.3121.7+9.067%
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
Florida Gulf Coast
#88
W
78-61
78
61
+17
A16/11
NCAA
Utah Tech
#258
W
98-71
98
71
+27
H23/11
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#283
W
70-55
70
55
+15
A26/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#52
W
58-43
58
43
+15
A27/11
NCAA
Utah Utes
#290
W
93-73
93
73
+20
H02/12
NCAA
Washington State
#144
W
63-61
63
61
+2
A04/12
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#252
W
80-68
80
68
+12
H08/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#116
W
73-62
73
62
+11
H12/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#125
W
66-61
66
61
+5
H16/12
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#298
W
67-53
67
53
+14
A18/12
NCAA
1H
2H
35-27
43-34
47-36
51-35
38-26
32-29
22-15
36-28
48-28
45-45
30-32
33-29
41-25
39-43
38-38
35-24
28-36
38-25
33-24
34-29
135.4Avg total
74.6Scored
60.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)75.960.7136.6+15.3100%
Season at home (6)83.264.0147.2+19.2100%
Season away (6)68.757.3126.0+11.3100%
Last 10 (10)74.660.8135.4+13.8100%
Last 5 (5)69.861.0130.8+8.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)66.085.0151.0-19.00%
vs Similar (12)71.763.3135.0+8.375%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)76.962.4139.4+14.594%
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

-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +2.1+2.11st half: +7.3+7.32nd half2nd half: +5.6+5.62nd half: +6.5+6.5
-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +2.1+2.11st half: +7.3+7.32nd half2nd half: +5.6+5.62nd 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
Florida
#131
L
27-46
27
46
-19
A23/11
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
L
25-27
25
27
-2
H24/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#130
W
28-21
28
21
+7
H29/11
NCAA
Oregon State
#361
W
34-33
34
33
+1
H03/12
NCAA
Utah Utes
#290
W
35-29
35
29
+6
A05/12
NCAA
Idaho State
#339
W
30-23
30
23
+7
H09/12
NCAA
Santa Clara
#98
W
38-34
38
34
+4
H12/12
NCAA
Dartmouth
#289
W
27-23
27
23
+4
H19/12
NCAA
Pacific
#330
L
25-30
25
30
-5
H22/12
NCAA
Arizona State
#236
W
41-23
41
23
+18
H03/01
NCAA
59.9Avg total
31.0Scored
28.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)29.632.161.7-2.543%-
Last 30 at home (18)31.831.062.8+0.856%-
Last 30 away (12)26.333.860.1-7.425%-
Last 10 (10)31.028.959.9+2.170%-
Last 5 (5)32.226.658.8+5.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)28.633.662.3-5.029%-
vs Similar (10)31.530.562.0+1.060%-
vs Weaker (3)29.028.757.7+0.367%-
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
Florida Gulf Coast
#88
W
35-27
35
27
+8
A16/11
NCAA
Utah Tech
#258
W
47-36
47
36
+11
H23/11
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#283
W
38-26
38
26
+12
A26/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#52
W
22-15
22
15
+7
A27/11
NCAA
Utah Utes
#290
W
48-28
48
28
+20
H02/12
NCAA
Washington State
#144
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A04/12
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#252
W
41-25
41
25
+16
H08/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#116
D
38-38
38
38
+0
H12/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#125
L
28-36
28
36
-8
H16/12
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#298
W
33-24
33
24
+9
A18/12
NCAA
64.7Avg total
36.0Scored
28.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.230.266.4+6.070%-
Last 30 at home (16)38.430.068.4+8.475%-
Last 30 away (14)33.630.564.1+3.164%-
Last 10 (10)36.028.764.7+7.370%-
Last 5 (5)34.031.065.0+3.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)30.049.079.0-19.00%-
vs Similar (12)34.229.964.1+4.258%-
vs Weaker ◀ (17)38.029.467.4+8.682%-
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
2
USC wins
DateGameScore
24/01/21California v USC68-76
17/01/20USC v California88-56
Californialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/22HArizona State74-50
22/12/21HPacific73-53
19/12/21HDartmouth61-55
12/12/21HSanta Clara72-60
09/12/21HIdaho State72-46
05/12/21AUtah Utes58-66
03/12/21HOregon State73-61
29/11/21HFresno State65-57
24/11/21HSeton Hall59-62
23/11/21AFlorida60-80
USClast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/12/21AGeorgia Tech67-53
16/12/21HUC Irvine66-61
12/12/21HLong Beach State73-62
08/12/21HEastern Kentucky80-68
04/12/21AWashington State63-61
02/12/21HUtah Utes93-73
27/11/21ASan Diego State58-43
26/11/21ASaint Josephs Hawks70-55
23/11/21HUtah Tech98-71
16/11/21AFlorida Gulf Coast78-61

📊 11. Overall Statistics

California
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW64%
HomeWWWWW82%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games14113
Win %64%82%0%
Points / game66.969.656.7
Allowed / game61.660.267.0
Point differential+5.2+9.5-10.3
Avg total128.5129.8123.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+36%45%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)50% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %7%9%0%
USC
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW100%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1266
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game75.983.268.7
Allowed / game60.764.057.3
Point differential+15.2+19.2+11.3
Avg total136.6147.2126.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%83%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (3)100% (1)100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%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 Duke1312192%84.063.8+20.2
2 Wake Forest1512380%80.268.3+11.9
3 Miami (FL)1512380%77.173.7+3.4
4 SMU Mustangs1511473%77.168.6+8.5
5 North Carolina1410471%79.171.4+7.6
6 Louisville1410471%71.066.4+4.6
7 Stanford128467%70.569.8+0.8
8 Clemson149564%74.565.9+8.6
9 Virginia149564%63.657.7+5.9
10 California149564%66.961.6+5.2
11 Notre Dame138562%70.766.0+4.7
12 Florida State127558%73.268.1+5.1
13 Virginia Tech148657%70.558.7+11.8
14 NC State158753%76.875.2+1.6
15 Boston College126650%67.164.1+3.0
16 Syracuse147750%78.976.5+2.4
17 Georgia Tech135838%67.168.5-1.4
18 Pittsburgh145936%61.964.8-2.9
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 -).
Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 USC12120100%75.960.7+15.2
2 UCLA109190%82.666.8+15.8
3 Michigan State1513287%75.865.5+10.3
4 Purdue1412286%85.966.6+19.4
5 Wisconsin1412286%71.864.6+7.1
6 Minnesota1210283%70.464.2+6.2
7 Illinois1411379%80.464.6+15.9
8 Indiana1411379%75.160.9+14.2
9 Ohio State129375%74.668.4+6.2
10 Iowa1511473%86.771.6+15.1
11 Northwestern128467%77.262.9+14.3
12 Rutgers138562%68.665.5+3.2
13 Penn State127558%67.365.6+1.8
14 Oregon148657%71.266.1+5.1
15 Maryland148657%70.267.6+2.6
16 Michigan137654%72.866.8+5.9
17 Washington126650%70.872.9-2.1
18 Nebraska156940%74.777.3-2.5
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
California313263
USC364177
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