The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTEP -8.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money UTEP -400 / FIU +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual UTEP +7 159 Won
Massey UTEP -8.6 (-1.6)
Massey Totals 145.6 (+13.4)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 83%
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -6.9 (+0.1) 142.9 (+16.1) 76%
Model 4 ML UTEP -6.0 (+1.0) 142.6 (+16.4) 73%
Model 3 ML UTEP -6.8 (+0.2) 141.6 (+17.4) 76%
Baseline ML UTEP -7.0 (+0.0) 142.4 (+16.6) 76%

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 23, 2026 UTEP 8377 FIU
Jan 4, 2026 FIU 7664 UTEP
Feb 14, 2025 UTEP 7763 FIU
Jan 18, 2025 UTEP 8173 FIU
Jan 13, 2024 FIU 7268 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP FIU
Overall 18-16 11-22
Conference 7-9 5-11
Home 13-5 9-6
Away 2-9 1-12
Neutral 3-2 1-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.9 71.3
Avg Pts Against 69.1 77.2
Massey -1.5 (#186) -6.9 (#287)
Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#212) -1.17 (#291)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#191) -1.19 (#278)
RPI 0.476 (#234) 0.424 (#321)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP FIU
FG% 42.9% 42.6%
3PT% 30.1% 32.7%
REB / G 31.0 31.1
OREB / G 10.2 10.6
AST / TO 0.80 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.6% 49.4%
TOV% 20.6% 19.1%
ORB% 28.7% 28.1%
FT Rate 29.0% 18.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 55.8%
Opp TOV% 26.5% 24.6%
DRB% 68.3% 63.2%
Opp FT Rate 33.3% 26.5%

Game Analysis

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