Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Pan American Center · December 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money NMSU -145 / ACU +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total NMSU win
Actual ACU +8 148 Lost
Massey NMSU -4.7 (-12.7)
Massey Totals 135.8 (+12.2)
Bradley-Terry 41%
Weighted B-T 32%
Efficiency Plus ML NMSU -1.9 (-9.9) 135.1 (+12.9) 52%
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -3.0 (-11.0) 135.6 (+12.4) 60%
Baseline ML NMSU -3.0 (-11.0) 136.2 (+11.8) 59%
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -2.4 (-10.4) 136.8 (+11.2) 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

Dec 6, 2025 ACU 7769 NMSU
Mar 13, 2022 NMSU 6652 ACU
Jan 15, 2022 NMSU 7763 ACU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NMSU ACU
Overall 17-15 16-16
Conference 10-8 8-8
Home 9-6 10-5
Away 8-6 5-10
Neutral 0-3 1-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 67.6
Avg Pts Against 67.3 71.0
Massey -3.3 (#224) -3.0 (#218)
Bradley-Terry -1.45 (#292) -0.16 (#193)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.19 (#292) -0.42 (#196)
RPI 0.398 (#318) 0.484 (#196)
Shooting & Four Factors NMSU ACU
FG% 37.5% 45.6%
3PT% 29.6% 30.5%
REB / G 43.0 29.0
OREB / G 16.0 8.5
AST / TO 0.90 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 42.9% 49.5%
TOV% 17.0% 18.5%
ORB% 37.4% 27.1%
FT Rate 23.1% 33.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 56.8%
Opp TOV% 12.4% 22.4%
DRB% 71.1% 75.5%
Opp FT Rate 36.9% 42.0%

Game Analysis

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