Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Utah State Aggies
94 – 90
FINAL Conference
New Mexico Lobos
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money USU -305 / UNM +245
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +4 184 Won
Massey USU -6.2 (-2.2) — —
Massey Totals — 155.6 (+28.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -5.7 (-1.7) 152.0 (+32.0) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -6.4 (-2.4) 149.5 (+34.5) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -5.8 (-1.8) 150.9 (+33.1) 71% ✓
Baseline ML USU -5.2 (-1.2) 152.2 (+31.8) 76% ✓

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 5, 2026 USU 86 – 66 UNM
Feb 16, 2025 UNM 82 – 79 USU
Feb 2, 2025 UNM 82 – 63 USU
Mar 10, 2024 USU 87 – 85 UNM
Jan 17, 2024 UNM 99 – 86 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU UNM
Overall 29-7 26-11
Conference 15-5 13-7
Home 14-1 17-3
Away 7-5 7-5
Neutral 8-1 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 80.8
Avg Pts Against 71.2 71.6
Massey 14.8 (#34) 11.5 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 2.30 (#38) 1.86 (#54)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.67 (#45) 2.38 (#52)
RPI 0.615 (#23) 0.575 (#52)
Shooting & Four Factors USU UNM
FG% 49.6% 46.0%
3PT% 35.4% 35.8%
REB / G 34.2 35.7
OREB / G 11.1 10.1
AST / TO 1.62 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.9% 53.6%
TOV% 15.6% 15.3%
ORB% 33.9% 29.1%
FT Rate 26.4% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 19.3%
DRB% 67.7% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 28.9% 24.5%

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