I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
UNLV Rebels
80 78
FINAL Conference
Grand Canyon Lopes
Mountain West Conference · Thomas & Mack Center · February 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money UNLV +130 / GCU -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNLV win
Actual UNLV +2 158 Won
Massey GCU -4.5 (+6.5)
Massey Totals 152.4 (+5.6)
Bradley-Terry 27%
Weighted B-T 23%
Baseline Plus ML GCU -4.7 (+6.7) 148.1 (+9.9) 32%
Model 4 ML GCU -3.4 (+5.4) 146.5 (+11.5) 36%
Model 3 ML GCU -4.4 (+6.4) 144.3 (+13.7) 31%
Baseline ML GCU -4.3 (+6.3) 144.7 (+13.3) 34%

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 26, 2026 GCU 8067 UNLV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNLV GCU
Overall 18-17 20-12
Conference 11-9 13-7
Home 10-6 13-4
Away 7-7 6-5
Neutral 1-4 1-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.6 75.6
Avg Pts Against 79.3 68.7
Massey 1.2 (#145) 8.7 (#70)
Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#146) 1.68 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.29 (#143) 2.09 (#63)
RPI 0.511 (#150) 0.554 (#72)
Shooting & Four Factors UNLV GCU
FG% 46.2% 44.7%
3PT% 32.6% 30.6%
REB / G 34.7 36.5
OREB / G 11.3 10.7
AST / TO 1.08 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 50.6%
TOV% 17.9% 17.6%
ORB% 31.9% 32.1%
FT Rate 30.6% 28.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 18.1%
DRB% 68.0% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 34.3% 27.4%

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