I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
UTEP Miners
59 – 67
FINAL Conference
Florida Atlantic Owls
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · January 22, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money UTEP +210 / FAU -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual FAU +8 126 Lost
Massey FAU -8.3 (+0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 132.7 (-6.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 9% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FAU -6.6 (-1.4) 135.9 (-9.9) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FAU -7.3 (-0.7) 135.8 (-9.8) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -5.7 (-2.3) 134.7 (-8.7) 25% ✓
Baseline ML FAU -6.4 (-1.6) 134.6 (-8.6) 27% ✓

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 25, 2023 FAU 75 – 49 UTEP
Jan 28, 2022 UTEP 70 – 68 FAU
Mar 11, 2021 FAU 76 – 70 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP FAU
Overall 14-18 35-4
Conference 7-13 18-2
Home 11-7 17-0
Away 3-10 11-3
Neutral 0-1 7-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.9 77.2
Avg Pts Against 69.4 65.6
Massey -0.2 (#174) 11.7 (#28)
Bradley-Terry 0.18 (#159) 3.06 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.11 (#168) 3.14 (#20)
RPI 0.499 (#175) 0.623 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP FAU
FG% 45.4% 46.3%
3PT% 27.6% 37.7%
REB / G 35.3 38.8
OREB / G 10.8 11.1
AST / TO 0.78 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 54.5%
TOV% 22.6% 16.9%
ORB% 31.5% 31.9%
FT Rate 23.8% 19.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 23.3% 18.2%
DRB% 70.4% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 18.9%

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