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Washington State Cougars
68 – 74
FINAL Neutral Conference West Coast Conference
Portland Pilots
West Coast Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money WSU -245 / PORT +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total WSU win
Actual PORT +6 142 Lost
Massey WSU -5.6 (-11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 153.5 (-11.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WSU -5.9 (-11.9) 145.6 (-3.6) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML WSU -4.3 (-10.3) 145.8 (-3.8) 66% ✗
Baseline ML WSU -4.4 (-10.4) 147.0 (-5.0) 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML WSU -3.7 (-9.7) 146.6 (-4.6) 66% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 WSU 104 – 74 PORT
Dec 28, 2025 WSU 67 – 62 PORT
Jan 18, 2025 WSU 92 – 70 PORT
Dec 29, 2024 WSU 89 – 73 PORT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WSU PORT
Overall 12-20 15-19
Conference 7-11 6-12
Home 9-6 12-6
Away 2-11 1-12
Neutral 1-3 2-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 75.6 72.1
Avg Pts Against 77.3 78.1
Massey 2.5 (#128) -3.1 (#213)
Bradley-Terry -0.16 (#176) -0.23 (#190)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.17 (#153) -0.27 (#178)
RPI 0.481 (#227) 0.484 (#222)
Shooting & Four Factors WSU PORT
FG% 46.8% 45.9%
3PT% 36.8% 30.2%
REB / G 33.9 32.5
OREB / G 9.7 9.0
AST / TO 1.05 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 51.3%
TOV% 18.8% 19.7%
ORB% 29.9% 28.1%
FT Rate 22.8% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 17.5%
DRB% 71.5% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 24.4%

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