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UTEP Miners
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FINAL Conference
Liberty Flames
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · February 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -2.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money UTEP +150 / LIB -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual LIB +2 132 Lost
Massey LIB -2.5 (+0.5)
Massey Totals 136.9 (-4.9)
Bradley-Terry 49%
Weighted B-T 42%
Efficiency Plus ML LIB -3.2 (+1.2) 136.4 (-4.4) 42%
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -1.2 (-0.8) 138.8 (-6.8) 45%
Baseline ML LIB -2.2 (+0.2) 138.8 (-6.8) 41%
Baseline Plus ML LIB -2.2 (+0.2) 138.2 (-6.2) 42%

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 14, 2026 LIB 7364 UTEP
Jan 17, 2026 LIB 8069 UTEP
Mar 12, 2025 LIB 8160 UTEP
Feb 16, 2025 LIB 7669 UTEP
Jan 17, 2025 UTEP 7270 LIB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP LIB
Overall 18-16 18-14
Conference 7-9 7-9
Home 13-5 12-3
Away 2-9 2-8
Neutral 3-2 4-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.9 71.4
Avg Pts Against 69.1 68.3
Massey -2.4 (#207) 3.6 (#116)
Bradley-Terry -0.30 (#201) 0.37 (#143)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.31 (#195) 0.71 (#124)
RPI 0.474 (#221) 0.515 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP LIB
FG% 42.6% 44.9%
3PT% 28.8% 34.3%
REB / G 30.2 33.1
OREB / G 9.8 9.2
AST / TO 0.71 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 53.2%
TOV% 21.7% 14.6%
ORB% 28.1% 26.1%
FT Rate 33.6% 16.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 26.7% 16.7%
DRB% 66.7% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 34.3% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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