But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · January 26, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money SHSU -213 / NMSU +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual SHSU +12 146 Won
Massey SHSU -6.3 (+5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 143.4 (+2.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -4.4 (+7.6) 141.3 (+4.7) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -7.0 (+5.0) 139.7 (+6.3) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -3.8 (+8.2) 139.6 (+6.4) 67% ✓
Baseline ML SHSU -3.9 (+8.1) 140.0 (+6.0) 67% ✓

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 12, 2026 SHSU 69 – 61 NMSU
Dec 21, 2025 NMSU 87 – 78 SHSU
Mar 8, 2025 SHSU 76 – 69 NMSU
Jan 3, 2025 NMSU 75 – 71 SHSU
Feb 23, 2024 SHSU 79 – 58 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU NMSU
Overall 21-12 13-19
Conference 13-3 7-9
Home 12-2 12-3
Away 7-9 1-13
Neutral 2-1 0-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 65.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 75.2
Massey -2.8 (#211) -5.4 (#270)
Bradley-Terry 0.00 (#175) -0.64 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.18 (#189) -0.73 (#232)
RPI 0.509 (#154) 0.463 (#243)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU NMSU
FG% 40.5% 41.6%
3PT% 32.2% 32.1%
REB / G 35.8 33.5
OREB / G 11.1 8.9
AST / TO 0.95 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.2% 47.3%
TOV% 17.8% 20.0%
ORB% 28.9% 26.2%
FT Rate 26.3% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 17.7%
DRB% 73.1% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 37.6%

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