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USC vs UCLA Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 27 Jan 2023
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 77-64
25-37 52-27
Position#73
Record14-6
FormLWWLW
Points / game71.2
Allowed / game66.3
USC 🏆
USA
vs
UCLA
USA
Position#12
Record17-3
FormWWWWL
Points / game75.3
Allowed / game59.8
USANCAA
Other2022-23
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UCLA65
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UCLA64
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UCLA64
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UCLA48
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UCLA52
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

USC winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UCLA 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
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
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
1H
2H
43-32
45-46
35-39
39-32
31-27
42-37
41-34
39-33
30-41
41-40
26-44
32-16
34-32
34-29
39-34
32-22
26-41
40-40
43-33
34-36
141.4Avg total
72.6Scored
68.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)71.266.3137.6+4.970%
Season at home (12)72.264.8137.0+7.383%
Season away (8)69.968.6138.5+1.250%
Last 10 (10)72.668.8141.4+3.870%
Last 5 (5)68.065.4133.4+2.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)65.073.3138.3-8.314%
vs Similar (15)69.766.5136.2+3.173%
vs Weaker (8)78.266.6144.9+11.6100%
This opponent (UCLA) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UCLAUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
USC
#73
W
60-58
60
58
+2
H06/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#171
W
68-49
68
49
+19
H13/01
NCAA
Colorado
#192
W
68-54
68
54
+14
H15/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#90
W
74-62
74
62
+12
A20/01
NCAA
Arizona
#16
L
52-58
52
58
-6
A21/01
NCAA
1H
2H
49-20
38-40
35-27
28-26
33-21
48-33
32-37
35-29
36-27
38-22
44-26
16-32
31-22
37-27
28-31
40-23
30-35
44-27
23-26
29-32
125.7Avg total
69.4Scored
56.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)75.359.8135.1+15.585%
Season at home (12)77.958.5136.4+19.492%
Season away (8)71.561.8133.2+9.875%
Last 10 (10)69.456.3125.7+13.190%
Last 5 (5)64.456.2120.6+8.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)76.084.0160.0-8.00%
vs Similar (3)60.355.7116.0+4.767%
vs Weaker ◀ (26)75.961.2137.2+14.785%
This opponent (USC) 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

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: -0.9-0.91st half: +6.9+6.92nd half2nd half: +4.7+4.72nd half: +6.2+6.2
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: -0.9-0.91st half: +6.9+6.92nd half2nd half: +4.7+4.72nd half: +6.2+6.2
USCUCLA
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
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
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
70.5Avg total
34.8Scored
35.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.633.265.8-0.650%-
Last 30 at home (18)32.631.864.3+0.856%-
Last 30 away (12)32.735.267.9-2.642%-
Last 10 (10)34.835.770.5-0.960%-
Last 5 (5)33.636.870.4-3.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)29.940.170.0-10.314%-
vs Similar (15)32.031.763.7+0.353%-
vs Weaker (8)36.129.865.9+6.475%-
This opponent (UCLA) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UCLALast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
USC
#73
W
44-26
44
26
+18
H06/01
NCAA
Utah Utes
#171
W
31-22
31
22
+9
H13/01
NCAA
Colorado
#192
L
28-31
28
31
-3
H15/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#90
L
30-35
30
35
-5
A20/01
NCAA
Arizona
#16
L
23-26
23
26
-3
A21/01
NCAA
61.3Avg total
34.1Scored
27.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.529.265.7+7.370%-
Last 30 at home (18)37.028.465.4+8.683%-
Last 30 away (12)35.730.466.1+5.250%-
Last 10 (10)34.127.261.3+6.960%-
Last 5 (5)31.228.059.2+3.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)40.035.075.0+5.0100%-
vs Similar (3)28.027.055.0+1.033%-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)37.329.266.5+8.173%-
This opponent (USC) 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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
USC wins
3
UCLA wins
DateGameScore
06/01/23UCLA v USC60-58
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
USClast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/01/23AArizona State77-69
20/01/23AArizona66-81
15/01/23HUtah Utes71-56
13/01/23HColorado68-61
06/01/23AUCLA58-60
01/01/23AWashington State71-81
31/12/22AWashington80-67
22/12/22HColorado State73-64
18/12/22HAuburn74-71
15/12/22HLong Beach State88-78
UCLAlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/01/23AArizona52-58
20/01/23AArizona State74-62
15/01/23HColorado68-54
13/01/23HUtah Utes68-49
06/01/23HUSC60-58
02/01/23AWashington74-49
31/12/22AWashington State67-66
21/12/22HUC Davis81-54
17/12/22AKentucky63-53
15/12/22AMaryland87-60

📊 11. Overall Statistics

USC
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLW70%
HomeWWWWW83%
AwayWLLLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20128
Win %70%83%50%
Points / game71.272.269.9
Allowed / game66.364.868.6
Point differential+4.9+7.3+1.2
Avg total137.6137.0138.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+30%33%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)100% (3)0% (2)
Overtime %5%8%0%
UCLA
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL85%
HomeWWWWW92%
AwayWWWWL75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20128
Win %85%92%75%
Points / game75.377.971.5
Allowed / game59.858.561.8
Point differential+15.6+19.4+9.8
Avg total135.2136.4133.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+70%75%62%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (1)50% (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

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Purdue2019195%73.559.8+13.8
2 UCLA2017385%75.359.8+15.6
3 Northwestern1914574%69.361.1+8.2
4 Rutgers2014670%70.057.0+12.9
5 Illinois2014670%75.864.3+11.6
6 Indiana2014670%78.267.2+11.0
7 USC2014670%71.266.3+4.9
8 Michigan State2114767%69.365.6+3.7
9 Maryland2013765%70.463.7+6.7
10 Penn State2013765%73.166.9+6.2
11 Wisconsin1912763%65.863.4+2.4
12 Iowa2012860%80.773.0+7.7
13 Michigan1911858%74.369.5+4.7
14 Washington2112957%69.969.6+0.3
15 Ohio State2011955%77.066.8+10.2
16 Oregon2011955%70.266.3+3.9
17 Nebraska21101148%66.067.8-1.8
18 Minnesota1971237%62.266.9-4.7
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
USC255277
UCLA372764
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