Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
UAB Blazers
79 – 73 2OT
FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Bartow Arena · December 30, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -14.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money UAB -1600 / UTEP +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total UAB win
Actual UAB +6 152 Won
Massey UAB -17.8 (-11.8) — —
Massey Totals — 150.6 (+1.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UAB -14.1 (-8.1) 148.6 (+3.4) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UAB -14.8 (-8.8) 147.2 (+4.8) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UAB -13.0 (-7.0) 148.1 (+3.9) 88% ✓
Baseline ML UAB -14.0 (-8.0) 148.1 (+3.9) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 25, 2025 UAB 75 – 59 UTEP
Feb 17, 2023 UAB 79 – 66 UTEP
Feb 27, 2022 UAB 69 – 66 UTEP
Dec 31, 2021 UAB 75 – 62 UTEP
Feb 6, 2021 UAB 75 – 60 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UAB UTEP
Overall 29-10 14-18
Conference 14-6 7-13
Home 17-2 11-7
Away 7-5 3-10
Neutral 5-3 0-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.0 66.9
Avg Pts Against 70.7 69.4
Massey 10.7 (#41) -2.4 (#225)
Bradley-Terry 1.68 (#53) 0.34 (#150)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.15 (#60) 0.41 (#145)
RPI 0.591 (#47) 0.485 (#208)
Shooting & Four Factors UAB UTEP
FG% 46.6% 45.1%
3PT% 36.8% 25.3%
REB / G 42.2 34.6
OREB / G 13.9 9.7
AST / TO 1.20 0.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 48.8%
TOV% 18.3% 22.9%
ORB% 37.9% 28.6%
FT Rate 29.0% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 22.5%
DRB% 71.7% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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