Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
96 – 90 2OT
FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Murphy Center · February 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money MTSU -125 / UTEP +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual MTSU +6 186 Won
Massey UTEP -2.3 (+8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 127.2 (+58.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -2.0 (+8.0) 133.8 (+52.2) 39% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTEP -0.9 (+6.9) 133.4 (+52.6) 51% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTEP -2.3 (+8.3) 133.6 (+52.4) 43% ✗
Baseline ML UTEP -2.6 (+8.6) 134.3 (+51.7) 40% ✗

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 27, 2026 MTSU 77 – 67 UTEP
Jan 9, 2026 UTEP 83 – 80 MTSU
Mar 1, 2025 MTSU 76 – 75 UTEP
Feb 1, 2025 MTSU 71 – 68 UTEP
Jan 19, 2024 UTEP 73 – 59 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU UTEP
Overall 14-19 18-16
Conference 7-9 7-9
Home 11-6 13-5
Away 1-10 2-9
Neutral 2-3 3-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.4 68.9
Avg Pts Against 71.3 69.1
Massey -7.6 (#296) -2.0 (#200)
Bradley-Terry -0.89 (#265) -0.43 (#212)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#254) -0.40 (#206)
RPI 0.446 (#281) 0.461 (#248)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU UTEP
FG% 39.7% 42.5%
3PT% 28.5% 29.5%
REB / G 34.2 31.7
OREB / G 10.7 10.3
AST / TO 0.62 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.6% 47.3%
TOV% 21.4% 21.6%
ORB% 29.9% 28.8%
FT Rate 21.4% 31.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 26.1%
DRB% 69.3% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 32.7%

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