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USC vs California Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 17 Feb 2023
Tip-off: 03:00
Final 97-60
50-23 47-37
Position#73
Record17-8
FormWWWLL
Points / game71.2
Allowed / game67.0
USC 🏆
USA
vs
California
USA
Position#369
Record3-22
FormLLLLL
Points / game59.2
Allowed / game68.7
USANCAA
Other2022-23
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CALI74
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CALI60
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USC79
CALI72
16 Jan 2020
USC88
CALI56
Sections

🎯 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
UCLA
#12
L
58-60
58
60
-2
A06/01
NCAA
Colorado
#192
W
68-61
68
61
+7
H13/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#171
W
71-56
71
56
+15
H15/01
NCAA
Arizona
#16
L
66-81
66
81
-15
A20/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#90
W
77-69
77
69
+8
A22/01
NCAA
UCLA
#12
W
77-64
77
64
+13
H27/01
NCAA
Washington State
#193
W
80-70
80
70
+10
H03/02
NCAA
Washington
#212
W
80-74
80
74
+6
H05/02
NCAA
Oregon
#140
L
60-78
60
78
-18
A10/02
NCAA
Oregon State
#307
L
58-61
58
61
-3
A11/02
NCAA
1H
2H
26-44
32-16
34-32
34-29
39-34
32-22
26-41
40-40
43-33
34-36
25-37
52-27
–
–
34-27
46-47
27-42
33-36
25-30
33-31
136.9Avg total
69.5Scored
67.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)71.267.0138.2+4.268%
Season at home (15)73.565.7139.3+7.887%
Season away (10)67.768.8136.5-1.140%
Last 10 (10)69.567.4136.9+2.160%
Last 5 (5)71.069.4140.4+1.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)66.473.3139.7-6.914%
vs Similar (15)70.267.8138.0+2.467%
vs Weaker ◀ (8)73.963.5137.4+10.488%
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
Stanford
#260
W
92-70
92
70
+22
H07/01
NCAA
Washington State
#193
L
51-66
51
66
-15
A12/01
NCAA
Washington
#212
L
78-81 OT
78
81
-3
A14/01
NCAA
Oregon
#140
L
58-87
58
87
-29
H19/01
NCAA
Oregon State
#307
L
48-68
48
68
-20
H22/01
NCAA
Stanford
#260
L
46-75
46
75
-29
A29/01
NCAA
Colorado
#192
L
46-59
46
59
-13
A03/02
NCAA
Utah Utes
#171
L
46-61
46
61
-15
A05/02
NCAA
Arizona
#16
L
62-85
62
85
-23
H10/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#90
L
62-70 OT
62
70
-8
H12/02
NCAA
1H
2H
45-37
47-33
–
–
33-26
30-37
21-34
37-53
15-27
33-41
20-31
26-44
27-24
19-35
24-29
22-32
32-44
30-41
30-32
27-25
131.1Avg total
58.9Scored
72.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)59.268.7128.0-9.512%
Season at home (16)60.968.8129.7-7.919%
Season away (9)56.368.6124.9-12.20%
Last 10 (10)58.972.2131.1-13.310%
Last 5 (5)52.470.0122.4-17.60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (27)59.369.4128.7-10.111%
vs Similar (3)51.756.7108.3-5.033%
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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -4.6-4.61st half: -4.1-4.12nd half2nd half: +5.8+5.82nd half: -7.8-7.8
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -4.6-4.61st half: -4.1-4.12nd half2nd half: +5.8+5.82nd half: -7.8-7.8
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
UCLA
#12
L
26-44
26
44
-18
A06/01
NCAA
Colorado
#192
W
34-32
34
32
+2
H13/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#171
W
39-34
39
34
+5
H15/01
NCAA
Arizona
#16
L
26-41
26
41
-15
A20/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#90
W
43-33
43
33
+10
A22/01
NCAA
UCLA
#12
L
25-37
25
37
-12
H27/01
NCAA
Washington
#212
W
34-27
34
27
+7
H05/02
NCAA
Oregon
#140
L
27-42
27
42
-15
A10/02
NCAA
Oregon State
#307
L
25-30
25
30
-5
A11/02
NCAA
66.6Avg total
31.0Scored
35.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)31.633.765.3-2.245%-
Last 30 at home (17)31.932.264.1-0.453%-
Last 30 away (12)31.135.866.9-4.833%-
Last 10 (9)31.035.666.6-4.644%-
Last 5 (5)30.833.864.6-3.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)28.741.069.7-12.30%-
vs Similar (14)32.032.464.4-0.457%-
vs Weaker ◀ (8)33.229.662.9+3.662%-
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
Stanford
#260
W
45-37
45
37
+8
H07/01
NCAA
Washington
#212
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A14/01
NCAA
Oregon
#140
L
21-34
21
34
-13
H19/01
NCAA
Oregon State
#307
L
15-27
15
27
-12
H22/01
NCAA
Stanford
#260
L
20-31
20
31
-11
A29/01
NCAA
Colorado
#192
W
27-24
27
24
+3
A03/02
NCAA
Utah Utes
#171
L
24-29
24
29
-5
A05/02
NCAA
Arizona
#16
L
32-44
32
44
-12
H10/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#90
L
30-32
30
32
-2
H12/02
NCAA
59.0Avg total
27.4Scored
31.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)26.731.458.1-4.721%-
Last 30 at home (18)27.130.958.1-3.822%-
Last 30 away (11)26.032.158.1-6.118%-
Last 10 (9)27.431.659.0-4.133%-
Last 5 (5)26.632.058.6-5.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (26)26.532.158.7-5.619%-
vs Similar (3)28.025.053.0+3.033%-
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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
USC wins
0
California wins
DateGameScore
01/12/22California v USC51-66
30/01/22USC v California79-72
07/01/22California v USC63-77
24/01/21California v USC68-76
17/01/20USC v California88-56
USClast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/02/23AOregon State58-61
10/02/23AOregon60-78
05/02/23HWashington80-74
03/02/23HWashington State80-70
27/01/23HUCLA77-64
22/01/23AArizona State77-69
20/01/23AArizona66-81
15/01/23HUtah Utes71-56
13/01/23HColorado68-61
06/01/23AUCLA58-60
Californialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/02/23HArizona State62-70 OT
10/02/23HArizona62-85
05/02/23AUtah Utes46-61
03/02/23AColorado46-59
29/01/23AStanford46-75
22/01/23HOregon State48-68
19/01/23HOregon58-87
14/01/23AWashington78-81 OT
12/01/23AWashington State51-66
07/01/23HStanford92-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

USC
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL68%
HomeWWWWW87%
AwayLLWLL40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251510
Win %68%87%40%
Points / game71.273.567.7
Allowed / game67.065.768.8
Point differential+4.2+7.8-1.1
Avg total138.2139.3136.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+32%40%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)100% (3)0% (3)
Overtime %4%7%0%
California
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL12%
HomeWLLLL19%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games25169
Win %12%19%0%
Points / game59.260.956.3
Allowed / game68.768.868.6
Point differential-9.5-7.9-12.2
Avg total128.0129.7124.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+8%12%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won20% (5)33% (3)0% (2)
Overtime %8%6%11%
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 Purdue2723485%73.261.9+11.3
2 UCLA2521484%74.059.8+14.1
3 Northwestern2619773%68.061.9+6.1
4 Indiana2618869%76.066.9+9.0
5 Maryland2618869%70.762.4+8.2
6 Illinois2517868%75.265.1+10.1
7 USC2517868%71.267.0+4.2
8 Iowa2617965%81.073.4+7.6
9 Michigan State2516964%67.964.6+3.3
10 Rutgers26161062%70.260.0+10.2
11 Wisconsin25151060%65.063.4+1.5
12 Penn State26151158%73.268.7+4.5
13 Oregon27151256%70.767.2+3.6
14 Michigan26141254%73.169.1+4.0
15 Washington27141352%69.170.3-1.2
16 Nebraska27131448%66.869.2-2.4
17 Ohio State26111542%73.768.7+5.0
18 Minnesota2371630%60.969.2-8.3
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 -).
Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Virginia2420483%69.660.3+9.2
2 NC State2720774%78.769.2+9.4
3 Pittsburgh2619773%75.067.5+7.5
4 Clemson2619773%74.567.5+7.0
5 Duke2618869%71.464.3+7.1
6 Wake Forest2617965%77.773.1+4.6
7 North Carolina26161062%78.272.5+5.7
8 Syracuse26161062%74.670.4+4.2
9 Virginia Tech26151158%74.569.2+5.4
10 Miami (FL)52292356%76.473.1+3.3
11 Boston College27121544%66.070.8-4.8
12 Stanford25111444%69.266.9+2.3
13 Notre Dame26101638%70.772.5-1.8
14 Georgia Tech26101638%67.771.0-3.3
15 SMU Mustangs2791833%70.074.9-5.0
16 Florida State2781930%69.676.3-6.7
17 California2532212%59.268.7-9.5
18 Louisville2632312%63.875.5-11.8
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
USC504797
California233760
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