Everybody know I'm a motherfucking monster. "Monster" - Kanye West
UTEP Miners
59 – 65
FINAL Conference
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · February 23, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LT -1.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money UTEP +105 / LT -133
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual LT +6 124 Lost
Massey LT -6.0 (-0.0) — —
Massey Totals — 134.7 (-10.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 23% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LT -5.1 (-0.9) 137.5 (-13.5) 33% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LT -4.0 (-2.0) 138.1 (-14.1) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LT -5.3 (-0.7) 137.5 (-13.5) 30% ✓
Baseline ML LT -4.9 (-1.1) 138.3 (-14.3) 28% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2026 LT 69 – 59 UTEP
Dec 30, 2025 LT 75 – 63 UTEP
Mar 8, 2025 LT 76 – 58 UTEP
Jan 3, 2025 UTEP 70 – 60 LT
Jan 26, 2024 LT 68 – 54 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP LT
Overall 18-16 22-10
Conference 7-9 12-4
Home 13-5 14-2
Away 2-9 8-7
Neutral 3-2 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.9 72.1
Avg Pts Against 69.1 65.6
Massey -2.3 (#206) 7.0 (#84)
Bradley-Terry -0.49 (#217) 0.87 (#110)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#215) 1.40 (#95)
RPI 0.463 (#251) 0.566 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP LT
FG% 42.4% 44.3%
3PT% 29.4% 35.7%
REB / G 31.8 38.4
OREB / G 10.6 11.6
AST / TO 0.75 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 50.7%
TOV% 21.1% 19.5%
ORB% 29.1% 34.1%
FT Rate 31.6% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 45.2%
Opp TOV% 26.3% 18.2%
DRB% 68.8% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 33.6% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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