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USC vs California Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 17 Jan 2020
Tip-off: 03:30
Final 88-56
41-25 47-31
Position#86
Record8-3
FormWWWLW
Points / game68.9
Allowed / game68.3
USC 🏆
USA
vs
Position#284
Record4-8
FormLLLWW
Points / game61.7
Allowed / game70.1
USANCAA
Other2019-20
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

USCUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Fairfield
#260
W
54-47
54
47
+7
A28/11
NCAA
Marquette
#115
L
79-101
79
101
-22
A29/11
NCAA
Harvard
#34
W
77-62
77
62
+15
H01/12
NCAA
TCU
#229
W
80-78
80
78
+2
A07/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#283
W
87-76
87
76
+11
H15/12
NCAA
LSU
#65
W
70-68
70
68
+2
H22/12
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#290
W
71-58
71
58
+13
H30/12
NCAA
Washington State
#207
W
65-56
65
56
+9
A03/01
NCAA
Washington
#241
L
40-72
40
72
-32
A06/01
NCAA
UCLA
#148
W
74-63
74
63
+11
A12/01
NCAA
1H
2H
25-22
29-25
36-57
43-44
52-43
25-19
47-34
33-44
40-34
47-42
28-35
42-33
35-31
36-27
31-27
34-29
21-35
19-37
33-31
41-32
137.8Avg total
69.7Scored
68.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)68.968.3137.2+0.673%
Season at home (5)73.266.8140.0+6.480%
Season away (6)65.369.5134.8-4.267%
Last 10 (10)69.768.1137.8+1.680%
Last 5 (5)64.063.4127.4+0.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)72.573.5146.0-1.050%
vs Similar (7)68.071.7139.7-3.757%
vs Weaker ◀ (3)70.760.3131.0+10.3100%
This opponent (California) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CaliforniaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UC Davis
#225
W
72-66
72
66
+6
H27/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#123
L
64-76
64
76
-12
A05/12
NCAA
Santa Clara
#136
L
52-71
52
71
-19
A07/12
NCAA
Fresno State
#278
W
69-63
69
63
+6
H12/12
NCAA
St. Marys (CA)
#33
L
77-89
77
89
-12
H15/12
NCAA
Boston College
#295
L
60-64
60
64
-4
A21/12
NCAA
Harvard
#34
L
63-71
63
71
-8
H29/12
NCAA
Stanford
#141
L
52-68
52
68
-16
A03/01
NCAA
Washington State
#207
W
73-66
73
66
+7
H10/01
NCAA
Washington
#241
W
61-58 OT
61
58
+3
H12/01
NCAA
1H
2H
36-25
36-41
32-34
32-42
28-40
24-31
32-29
37-34
29-45
48-44
29-26
31-38
24-34
39-37
21-32
31-36
40-34
33-32
28-20
21-29
133.5Avg total
64.3Scored
69.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)61.770.1131.8-8.433%
Season at home (8)64.070.2134.2-6.250%
Season away (4)57.069.8126.8-12.80%
Last 10 (10)64.369.2133.5-4.940%
Last 5 (5)61.865.4127.2-3.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)62.772.2134.8-9.533%
vs Similar (3)66.765.0131.7+1.733%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (USC) 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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -0.1-0.11st half: -2.0-2.02nd half2nd half: +1.7+1.72nd half: -3.2-3.2
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -0.1-0.11st half: -2.0-2.02nd half2nd half: +1.7+1.72nd half: -3.2-3.2
USCCalifornia
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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USCLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Fairfield
#260
W
25-22
25
22
+3
A28/11
NCAA
Marquette
#115
L
36-57
36
57
-21
A29/11
NCAA
Harvard
#34
W
52-43
52
43
+9
H01/12
NCAA
TCU
#229
W
47-34
47
34
+13
A07/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#283
W
40-34
40
34
+6
H15/12
NCAA
LSU
#65
L
28-35
28
35
-7
H22/12
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#290
W
35-31
35
31
+4
H30/12
NCAA
Washington State
#207
W
31-27
31
27
+4
A03/01
NCAA
Washington
#241
L
21-35
21
35
-14
A06/01
NCAA
UCLA
#148
W
33-31
33
31
+2
A12/01
NCAA
69.7Avg total
34.8Scored
34.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (13)35.134.970.0+0.262%-
Last 30 at home (7)37.635.473.0+2.157%-
Last 30 away (6)32.234.366.5-2.267%-
Last 10 (10)34.834.969.7-0.170%-
Last 5 (5)29.631.861.4-2.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)33.537.571.0-4.00%-
vs Similar (7)35.736.972.6-1.157%-
vs Weaker ◀ (3)33.329.062.3+4.3100%-
This opponent (California) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CaliforniaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UC Davis
#225
W
36-25
36
25
+11
H27/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#123
L
32-34
32
34
-2
A05/12
NCAA
Santa Clara
#136
L
28-40
28
40
-12
A07/12
NCAA
Fresno State
#278
W
32-29
32
29
+3
H12/12
NCAA
St. Marys (CA)
#33
L
29-45
29
45
-16
H15/12
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
29-26
29
26
+3
A21/12
NCAA
Harvard
#34
L
24-34
24
34
-10
H29/12
NCAA
Stanford
#141
L
21-32
21
32
-11
A03/01
NCAA
Washington State
#207
W
40-34
40
34
+6
H10/01
NCAA
Washington
#241
W
28-20
28
20
+8
H12/01
NCAA
61.8Avg total
29.9Scored
31.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (18)30.332.963.2-2.744%-
Last 30 at home (12)31.032.763.7-1.758%-
Last 30 away (6)28.833.562.3-4.717%-
Last 10 (10)29.931.961.8-2.050%-
Last 5 (5)28.429.257.6-0.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (12)28.832.961.8-4.133%-
vs Similar (3)32.027.059.0+5.067%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (USC) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
USC wins
0
California wins
No previous meetings.
USClast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/01/20AUCLA74-63
06/01/20AWashington40-72
03/01/20AWashington State65-56
30/12/19HFlorida Gulf Coast71-58
22/12/19HLSU70-68
15/12/19HLong Beach State87-76
07/12/19ATCU80-78
01/12/19HHarvard77-62
29/11/19AMarquette79-101
28/11/19AFairfield54-47
Californialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/01/20HWashington61-58 OT
10/01/20HWashington State73-66
03/01/20AStanford52-68
29/12/19HHarvard63-71
21/12/19ABoston College60-64
15/12/19HSt. Marys (CA)77-89
12/12/19HFresno State69-63
07/12/19ASanta Clara52-71
05/12/19ASan Francisco64-76
27/11/19HUC Davis72-66

📊 11. Overall Statistics

USC
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW73%
HomeLWWWW80%
AwayLWWLW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1156
Win %73%80%67%
Points / game68.973.265.3
Allowed / game68.366.869.5
Point differential+0.6+6.4-4.2
Avg total137.2140.0134.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+36%60%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
California
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW33%
HomeWLLWW50%
AwayLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1284
Win %33%50%0%
Points / game61.764.057.0
Allowed / game70.170.269.8
Point differential-8.4-6.2-12.8
Avg total131.8134.2126.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %8%12%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 Michigan State1310377%77.765.8+11.9
2 Rutgers129375%70.858.0+12.8
3 USC118373%68.968.3+0.6
4 Iowa1410471%78.367.5+10.8
5 Oregon1410471%76.168.4+7.7
6 Minnesota139469%75.567.5+7.9
7 Maryland139469%69.562.5+7.0
8 Illinois128467%75.862.8+12.9
9 Indiana128467%68.066.5+1.5
10 Ohio State138562%73.361.8+11.5
11 Washington138562%73.863.8+10.0
12 Michigan138562%78.469.8+8.6
13 Purdue138562%67.659.4+8.2
14 Wisconsin138562%65.759.7+6.0
15 Penn State148657%72.670.8+1.8
16 Nebraska156940%71.374.2-2.9
17 Northwestern135838%67.366.2+1.2
18 UCLA134931%69.971.7-1.8
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 -).
Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Florida State1312192%75.763.4+12.3
2 Duke1311285%82.864.5+18.4
3 Stanford1210283%70.358.2+12.1
4 Louisville129375%70.862.3+8.5
5 SMU Mustangs128467%78.270.2+7.9
6 Pittsburgh128467%67.261.5+5.8
7 NC State128467%75.170.0+5.1
8 Virginia Tech128467%68.664.5+4.1
9 Notre Dame127558%75.268.7+6.6
10 Virginia127558%54.251.6+2.7
11 Miami (FL)116555%70.374.8-4.5
12 Syracuse137654%75.368.2+7.2
13 Clemson126650%66.965.2+1.7
14 Wake Forest126650%71.674.7-3.1
15 Georgia Tech146843%66.567.9-1.4
16 Boston College125742%60.267.3-7.1
17 North Carolina124833%68.973.8-4.8
18 California124833%61.770.1-8.4
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
USC414788
California253156
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