You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Utah State Aggies
87 – 85
FINAL Conference
New Mexico Lobos
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · March 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 160.5 Over
Money USU -200 / UNM +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +2 172 Won
Massey USU -1.1 (+0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 160.5 (+11.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -2.6 (-0.6) 156.8 (+15.2) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -2.6 (-0.6) 154.6 (+17.4) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -3.1 (-1.1) 156.2 (+15.8) 66% ✓
Baseline ML USU -2.7 (-0.7) 155.7 (+16.3) 68% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 USU 94 – 90 UNM
Feb 5, 2026 USU 86 – 66 UNM
Feb 16, 2025 UNM 82 – 79 USU
Feb 2, 2025 UNM 82 – 63 USU
Jan 17, 2024 UNM 99 – 86 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU UNM
Overall 28-7 26-10
Conference 14-4 10-8
Home 14-1 13-3
Away 8-4 5-6
Neutral 6-2 8-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.9 80.8
Avg Pts Against 72.6 71.2
Massey 11.5 (#45) 13.6 (#22)
Bradley-Terry 2.69 (#9) 2.05 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.80 (#24) 2.48 (#35)
RPI 0.628 (#6) 0.597 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors USU UNM
FG% 49.1% 45.8%
3PT% 32.6% 33.6%
REB / G 36.1 38.9
OREB / G 9.5 12.6
AST / TO 1.43 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 50.9%
TOV% 16.0% 14.0%
ORB% 28.6% 33.2%
FT Rate 27.3% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 19.8%
DRB% 75.4% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 25.5%

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