Tire tracks all across your back - I can see you've had your fun. "Crosstown Traffic"- Jimi Hendrix
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
89 – 69
FINAL Neutral Conference CUSA
New Mexico State Aggies
Conference USA · Propst Arena (Neutral) · March 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money WKU -250 / NMSU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total WKU win
Actual WKU +20 158 Won
Massey WKU -8.3 (+11.7) — —
Massey Totals — 148.9 (+9.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WKU -6.7 (+13.3) 146.9 (+11.1) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WKU -5.8 (+14.2) 145.1 (+12.9) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WKU -6.6 (+13.4) 143.9 (+14.1) 75% ✓
Baseline ML WKU -6.3 (+13.7) 144.1 (+13.9) 75% ✓

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 WKU 93 – 70 NMSU
Jan 9, 2026 NMSU 80 – 64 WKU
Mar 1, 2025 NMSU 65 – 47 WKU
Feb 1, 2025 WKU 101 – 69 NMSU
Feb 17, 2024 WKU 72 – 58 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WKU NMSU
Overall 22-12 13-19
Conference 8-8 7-9
Home 12-2 12-3
Away 6-7 1-13
Neutral 4-3 0-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 65.9
Avg Pts Against 74.7 75.2
Massey 1.1 (#153) -7.2 (#292)
Bradley-Terry 0.13 (#156) -0.67 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.33 (#148) -0.82 (#250)
RPI 0.511 (#152) 0.458 (#269)
Shooting & Four Factors WKU NMSU
FG% 46.5% 41.4%
3PT% 34.0% 31.1%
REB / G 38.9 32.9
OREB / G 10.4 8.8
AST / TO 0.94 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 46.8%
TOV% 18.5% 17.8%
ORB% 28.8% 25.5%
FT Rate 22.9% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 16.1%
DRB% 73.0% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 31.4%

Game Analysis

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