I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
95 – 85
FINAL Conference
USC Trojans
Big Ten Conference · Jersey Mike’s Arena · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread RUTG -3.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money RUTG -170 / USC +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total RUTG win
Actual RUTG +10 180 Won
Massey RUTG -1.2 (+8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (+25.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -0.6 (+9.4) 153.9 (+26.1) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RUTG -1.9 (+8.1) 151.6 (+28.4) 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RUTG -1.8 (+8.2) 152.1 (+27.9) 61% ✓
Baseline ML RUTG -1.7 (+8.3) 153.5 (+26.5) 59% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 1, 2026 USC 78 – 75 RUTG
Mar 13, 2025 USC 97 – 89 RUTG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RUTG USC
Overall 15-17 17-18
Conference 8-12 7-13
Home 11-5 12-7
Away 3-8 3-7
Neutral 1-4 2-4
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 76.7
Avg Pts Against 77.6 74.6
Massey 7.9 (#76) 9.9 (#59)
Bradley-Terry 1.31 (#74) 1.50 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.94 (#64) 2.26 (#55)
RPI 0.543 (#98) 0.555 (#77)
Shooting & Four Factors RUTG USC
FG% 44.4% 48.2%
3PT% 33.3% 36.1%
REB / G 36.0 31.3
OREB / G 11.2 8.0
AST / TO 1.18 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 54.3%
TOV% 15.7% 16.6%
ORB% 30.9% 25.9%
FT Rate 26.0% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 17.8%
DRB% 69.1% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 26.8%

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