Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Conference USA · Murphy Center · February 27, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money MTSU -410 / UTEP +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual MTSU +10 144 Won
Massey MTSU -8.6 (+1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 138.6 (+5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -7.2 (+2.8) 138.0 (+6.0) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTSU -7.9 (+2.1) 137.6 (+6.4) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTSU -7.1 (+2.9) 135.1 (+8.9) 75% ✓
Baseline ML MTSU -6.8 (+3.2) 136.9 (+7.1) 77% ✓

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 9, 2026 UTEP 83 – 80 MTSU
Mar 1, 2025 MTSU 76 – 75 UTEP
Feb 1, 2025 MTSU 71 – 68 UTEP
Feb 17, 2024 MTSU 96 – 90 UTEP
Jan 19, 2024 UTEP 73 – 59 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU UTEP
Overall 17-15 11-20
Conference 11-9 7-13
Home 11-4 9-7
Away 5-8 2-11
Neutral 1-3 0-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.5 66.4
Avg Pts Against 74.6 72.7
Massey 0.4 (#158) -5.2 (#248)
Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#192) -1.11 (#269)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#177) -1.26 (#258)
RPI 0.517 (#139) 0.462 (#255)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU UTEP
FG% 43.8% 41.3%
3PT% 33.3% 33.8%
REB / G 35.6 31.8
OREB / G 10.8 9.7
AST / TO 1.24 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 48.1%
TOV% 16.5% 17.3%
ORB% 30.2% 27.6%
FT Rate 21.1% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 18.0%
DRB% 71.9% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 28.8%

Game Analysis

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