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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -2.0 (+8.0) 133.8 (+52.2) 39%

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 7767 UTEP
Jan 9, 2026 UTEP 8380 MTSU
Mar 1, 2025 MTSU 7675 UTEP
Feb 1, 2025 MTSU 7168 UTEP
Jan 19, 2024 UTEP 7359 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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