I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · January 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTEP -1.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money UTEP -133 / WKU +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual UTEP +6 180 Won
Massey WKU -0.5 (+6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 143.1 (+36.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTEP -0.1 (+5.9) 145.0 (+35.0) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTEP -0.1 (+5.9) 139.9 (+40.1) 49% ✗
Baseline ML WKU -0.2 (+6.2) 140.5 (+39.5) 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -0.1 (+5.9) 144.1 (+35.9) 53% ✓

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 28, 2026 WKU 97 – 65 UTEP
Jan 10, 2026 WKU 68 – 56 UTEP
Feb 28, 2025 WKU 80 – 73 UTEP
Jan 31, 2025 WKU 78 – 74 UTEP
Mar 17, 2024 WKU 78 – 71 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP WKU
Overall 18-16 22-12
Conference 7-9 8-8
Home 13-5 12-2
Away 2-9 6-7
Neutral 3-2 4-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.9 78.8
Avg Pts Against 69.1 74.7
Massey -3.6 (#230) 0.6 (#155)
Bradley-Terry -0.60 (#234) 0.55 (#128)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.75 (#232) 0.53 (#140)
RPI 0.451 (#265) 0.524 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP WKU
FG% 43.7% 44.2%
3PT% 29.4% 32.9%
REB / G 29.5 39.7
OREB / G 9.4 11.3
AST / TO 0.70 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 49.3%
TOV% 22.5% 18.8%
ORB% 28.2% 29.7%
FT Rate 34.9% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 26.6% 19.0%
DRB% 67.6% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 36.6% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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