Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · January 20, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UTEP -5.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money UTEP -225 / FIU +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual UTEP +20 142 Won
Massey UTEP -7.2 (+12.8) — —
Massey Totals — 136.5 (+5.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -5.8 (+14.2) 136.7 (+5.3) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTEP -6.5 (+13.5) 137.1 (+4.9) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTEP -5.0 (+15.0) 134.5 (+7.5) 71% ✓
Baseline ML UTEP -5.2 (+14.8) 135.0 (+7.0) 70% ✓

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 83 – 77 FIU
Jan 4, 2026 FIU 76 – 64 UTEP
Feb 14, 2025 UTEP 77 – 63 FIU
Jan 18, 2025 UTEP 81 – 73 FIU
Mar 8, 2024 UTEP 83 – 76 FIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP FIU
Overall 14-18 14-18
Conference 7-13 8-12
Home 11-7 11-7
Away 3-10 3-10
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.9 72.5
Avg Pts Against 69.4 75.5
Massey -0.8 (#188) -4.3 (#242)
Bradley-Terry 0.07 (#169) -0.49 (#220)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.01 (#177) -0.99 (#251)
RPI 0.499 (#178) 0.459 (#249)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP FIU
FG% 44.7% 45.9%
3PT% 27.1% 30.2%
REB / G 35.3 32.4
OREB / G 10.8 8.8
AST / TO 0.76 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 51.4%
TOV% 22.7% 21.8%
ORB% 30.9% 25.7%
FT Rate 24.1% 19.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 23.2% 22.8%
DRB% 69.7% 66.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 20.7%

Game Analysis

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