I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
Sam Houston Bearkats
60 – 56
FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money SHSU -188 / UTEP +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual SHSU +4 116 Won
Massey SHSU -4.0 (-0.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.6 (-25.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 76% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -5.5 (-1.5) 137.2 (-21.2) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -2.6 (+1.4) 140.1 (-24.1) 65% ✓
Baseline ML SHSU -2.5 (+1.5) 141.3 (-25.3) 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -3.0 (+1.0) 141.1 (-25.1) 68% ✓

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 SHSU 70 – 66 UTEP
Mar 11, 2025 UTEP 79 – 65 SHSU
Mar 7, 2025 SHSU 89 – 87 UTEP
Jan 5, 2025 UTEP 81 – 72 SHSU
Mar 15, 2024 UTEP 65 – 63 SHSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU UTEP
Overall 21-12 18-16
Conference 13-3 7-9
Home 12-2 13-5
Away 7-9 2-9
Neutral 2-1 3-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 68.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 69.1
Massey -2.4 (#205) -2.8 (#212)
Bradley-Terry 0.10 (#168) -0.37 (#210)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#176) -0.43 (#212)
RPI 0.512 (#150) 0.470 (#229)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU UTEP
FG% 40.6% 42.9%
3PT% 32.4% 29.0%
REB / G 36.3 29.9
OREB / G 11.5 9.8
AST / TO 0.99 0.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.3% 47.3%
TOV% 17.5% 21.8%
ORB% 29.6% 28.4%
FT Rate 25.4% 34.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 26.4%
DRB% 73.5% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 34.9%

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