And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Conference USA · Murphy Center · February 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money MTSU -175 / NMSU +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual MTSU +7 145 Won
Massey MTSU -1.5 (+5.5)
Massey Totals 128.0 (+17.0)
Bradley-Terry 53%
Weighted B-T 54%
Efficiency Plus ML MTSU -1.5 (+5.5) 134.1 (+10.9) 63%
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -0.2 (+7.2) 133.3 (+11.7) 53%
Baseline ML MTSU -0.1 (+6.9) 134.3 (+10.7) 47%
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -0.6 (+6.4) 134.8 (+10.2) 50%

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 MTSU 8685 NMSU
Jan 11, 2026 MTSU 5955 NMSU
Feb 28, 2025 MTSU 7166 NMSU
Jan 31, 2025 NMSU 6157 MTSU
Jan 21, 2024 NMSU 7362 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU NMSU
Overall 14-19 13-19
Conference 7-9 7-9
Home 11-6 12-3
Away 1-10 1-13
Neutral 2-3 0-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.4 65.9
Avg Pts Against 71.3 75.2
Massey -7.8 (#300) -5.9 (#276)
Bradley-Terry -0.98 (#273) -0.47 (#216)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.10 (#264) -0.58 (#221)
RPI 0.440 (#286) 0.466 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU NMSU
FG% 39.4% 41.2%
3PT% 28.3% 30.4%
REB / G 34.3 33.9
OREB / G 10.9 8.8
AST / TO 0.60 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 46.5%
TOV% 21.8% 19.4%
ORB% 30.1% 25.7%
FT Rate 20.8% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.6%
DRB% 69.5% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 33.6%

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