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New Mexico Lobos
99 – 86
FINAL Conference
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West Conference · The Pit · January 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNM -5.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money UNM -250 / USU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNM win
Actual UNM +13 185 Won
Massey UNM -4.2 (+8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 156.1 (+28.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 43% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNM -3.5 (+9.5) 153.0 (+32.0) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNM -3.2 (+9.8) 149.7 (+35.3) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNM -3.0 (+10.0) 150.7 (+34.3) 64% ✓
Baseline ML UNM -3.5 (+9.5) 151.8 (+33.2) 71% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 USU 94 – 90 UNM
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNM USU
Overall 26-10 28-7
Conference 10-8 14-4
Home 13-3 14-1
Away 5-6 8-4
Neutral 8-1 6-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.8 78.9
Avg Pts Against 71.2 72.6
Massey 13.3 (#26) 13.0 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 2.08 (#39) 3.25 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.48 (#42) 3.54 (#11)
RPI 0.622 (#19) 0.666 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors UNM USU
FG% 46.1% 49.1%
3PT% 33.7% 30.4%
REB / G 39.3 37.4
OREB / G 12.7 10.5
AST / TO 1.40 1.51
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 54.0%
TOV% 14.8% 15.6%
ORB% 33.0% 31.2%
FT Rate 25.1% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 18.3%
DRB% 74.3% 75.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 22.6%

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