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UCLA vs USC Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 06 Jan 2023
Tip-off: 02:30
Final 60-58
44-26 16-32
Position#12
Record13-2
FormWWWWW
Points / game79.0
Allowed / game61.0
UCLA 🏆
USA
vs
USC
USA
Position#73
Record11-4
FormWWWWL
Points / game72.3
Allowed / game66.7
USANCAA
Other2022-23
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USC58
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UCLAUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pepperdine
#336
W
100-53
100
53
+47
H24/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#240
W
81-60
81
60
+21
H28/11
NCAA
Stanford
#260
W
80-66
80
66
+14
A02/12
NCAA
Oregon
#140
W
65-56
65
56
+9
H04/12
NCAA
Denver
#233
W
87-64
87
64
+23
H10/12
NCAA
Maryland
#97
W
87-60
87
60
+27
A15/12
NCAA
Kentucky
#86
W
63-53
63
53
+10
A17/12
NCAA
UC Davis
#150
W
81-54
81
54
+27
H21/12
NCAA
Washington State
#193
W
67-66
67
66
+1
A31/12
NCAA
Washington
#212
W
74-49
74
49
+25
A02/01
NCAA
1H
2H
43-29
57-24
43-27
38-33
50-29
30-37
21-27
44-29
44-35
43-29
49-20
38-40
35-27
28-26
33-21
48-33
32-37
35-29
36-27
38-22
136.6Avg total
78.5Scored
58.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)79.061.0140.0+18.087%
Season at home (9)82.160.1142.2+22.089%
Season away (6)74.362.3136.7+12.083%
Last 10 (10)78.558.1136.6+20.4100%
Last 5 (5)74.456.4130.8+18.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)76.084.0160.0-8.00%
vs Similar (2)64.554.5119.0+10.0100%
vs Weaker ◀ (27)76.561.6138.1+14.981%
This opponent (USC) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
USCUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tennessee
#62
L
66-73 OT
66
73
-7
H24/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#158
L
59-64
59
64
-5
A25/11
NCAA
California
#369
W
66-51
66
51
+15
A01/12
NCAA
Oregon State
#307
W
63-62
63
62
+1
H05/12
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#119
W
64-50
64
50
+14
H08/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#197
W
88-78
88
78
+10
H15/12
NCAA
Auburn
#106
W
74-71
74
71
+3
H18/12
NCAA
Colorado State
#238
W
73-64
73
64
+9
H22/12
NCAA
Washington
#212
W
80-67
80
67
+13
A31/12
NCAA
Washington State
#193
L
71-81
71
81
-10
A01/01
NCAA
1H
2H
34-37
28-25
34-36
25-28
27-22
39-29
23-34
40-28
29-21
35-29
43-32
45-46
35-39
39-32
31-27
42-37
41-34
39-33
30-41
41-40
136.5Avg total
70.4Scored
66.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)72.366.7139.0+5.773%
Season at home (10)72.766.1138.8+6.680%
Season away (5)71.667.8139.4+3.860%
Last 10 (10)70.466.1136.5+4.370%
Last 5 (5)77.272.2149.4+5.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)65.774.0139.7-8.317%
vs Similar (12)69.167.7136.8+1.467%
vs Weaker (12)74.865.8140.7+9.092%
This opponent (UCLA) is Stronger. 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

-13-7+0+7+131st half1st half: +10.7+10.71st half: +0.4+0.42nd half2nd half: +9.7+9.72nd half: +4.6+4.6
-13-7+0+7+131st half1st half: +10.7+10.71st half: +0.4+0.42nd half2nd half: +9.7+9.72nd half: +4.6+4.6
UCLAUSC
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.
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UCLALast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pepperdine
#336
W
43-29
43
29
+14
H24/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#240
W
43-27
43
27
+16
H28/11
NCAA
Stanford
#260
W
50-29
50
29
+21
A02/12
NCAA
Oregon
#140
L
21-27
21
27
-6
H04/12
NCAA
Denver
#233
W
44-35
44
35
+9
H10/12
NCAA
Maryland
#97
W
49-20
49
20
+29
A15/12
NCAA
Kentucky
#86
W
35-27
35
27
+8
A17/12
NCAA
UC Davis
#150
W
33-21
33
21
+12
H21/12
NCAA
Washington State
#193
L
32-37
32
37
-5
A31/12
NCAA
Washington
#212
W
36-27
36
27
+9
A02/01
NCAA
66.5Avg total
38.6Scored
27.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.329.266.5+8.277%-
Last 30 at home (18)37.428.265.6+9.289%-
Last 30 away (12)37.230.767.9+6.658%-
Last 10 (10)38.627.966.5+10.780%-
Last 5 (5)37.026.463.4+10.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)40.035.075.0+5.0100%-
vs Similar (2)30.527.558.0+3.050%-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)37.729.166.8+8.778%-
This opponent (USC) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
USCLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tennessee
#62
L
34-37
34
37
-3
H24/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#158
L
34-36
34
36
-2
A25/11
NCAA
California
#369
W
27-22
27
22
+5
A01/12
NCAA
Oregon State
#307
L
23-34
23
34
-11
H05/12
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#119
W
29-21
29
21
+8
H08/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#197
W
43-32
43
32
+11
H15/12
NCAA
Auburn
#106
L
35-39
35
39
-4
H18/12
NCAA
Colorado State
#238
W
31-27
31
27
+4
H22/12
NCAA
Washington
#212
W
41-34
41
34
+7
A31/12
NCAA
Washington State
#193
L
30-41
30
41
-11
A01/01
NCAA
65.0Avg total
32.7Scored
32.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.031.963.9+0.150%-
Last 30 at home (19)32.131.563.6+0.653%-
Last 30 away (11)31.932.564.5-0.645%-
Last 10 (10)32.732.365.0+0.450%-
Last 5 (5)36.034.670.6+1.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)30.837.568.3-6.717%-
vs Similar (12)30.331.461.8-1.142%-
vs Weaker (12)34.329.663.9+4.875%-
This opponent (UCLA) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
UCLA wins
5
USC wins
DateGameScore
12/03/22UCLA v USC69-59
06/03/22UCLA v USC75-68
13/02/22USC v UCLA67-64
06/03/21UCLA v USC63-64
07/02/21USC v UCLA66-48
07/03/20USC v UCLA54-52
12/01/20UCLA v USC63-74
UCLAlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/01/23AWashington74-49
31/12/22AWashington State67-66
21/12/22HUC Davis81-54
17/12/22AKentucky63-53
15/12/22AMaryland87-60
10/12/22HDenver87-64
04/12/22HOregon65-56
02/12/22AStanford80-66
28/11/22HBellarmine81-60
24/11/22HPepperdine100-53
USClast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/01/23AWashington State71-81
31/12/22AWashington80-67
22/12/22HColorado State73-64
18/12/22HAuburn74-71
15/12/22HLong Beach State88-78
08/12/22HCS Fullerton64-50
05/12/22HOregon State63-62
01/12/22ACalifornia66-51
25/11/22AWisconsin59-64
24/11/22HTennessee66-73 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UCLA
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW87%
HomeWWWWW89%
AwayWWWWW83%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %87%89%83%
Points / game79.082.174.3
Allowed / game61.060.162.3
Point differential+18.0+22.0+12.0
Avg total140.0142.2136.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+73%78%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
USC
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL73%
HomeWWWWW80%
AwayWLWWL60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15105
Win %73%80%60%
Points / game72.372.771.6
Allowed / game66.766.167.8
Point differential+5.7+6.6+3.8
Avg total139.0138.8139.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%30%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)100% (3)0% (1)
Overtime %7%10%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

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Purdue1514193%75.961.4+14.5
2 UCLA1513287%79.061.0+18.0
3 Wisconsin1311285%68.561.2+7.3
4 Northwestern1411379%67.757.2+10.5
5 Rutgers1511473%71.954.9+17.1
6 Penn State1511473%75.566.9+8.7
7 USC1511473%72.366.7+5.7
8 Ohio State1410471%80.164.9+15.2
9 Indiana1410471%80.767.1+13.6
10 Michigan State1410471%71.265.8+5.4
11 Maryland1510567%71.363.3+8.0
12 Illinois149564%76.864.4+12.4
13 Michigan149564%76.569.4+7.1
14 Iowa159660%81.772.5+9.2
15 Washington159660%68.867.5+1.3
16 Oregon158753%68.265.3+2.9
17 Nebraska158753%67.365.4+1.9
18 Minnesota136746%63.266.5-3.3
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
UCLA441660
USC263258
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