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Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · January 22, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UTU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money UTU -115 / NMSU -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual UTU +13 165 Won
Massey UTU -3.1 (+9.9) — —
Massey Totals — 150.2 (+14.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTU -0.9 (+12.1) 142.7 (+22.3) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTU -2.3 (+10.7) 146.0 (+19.0) 64% ✓
Baseline ML UTU -2.0 (+11.0) 145.6 (+19.4) 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTU -2.6 (+10.4) 146.1 (+18.9) 63% ✓

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 10, 2024 NMSU 75 – 63 UTU
Feb 17, 2022 NMSU 75 – 64 UTU
Feb 11, 2022 NMSU 77 – 69 UTU
Mar 7, 2021 NMSU 68 – 56 UTU
Mar 6, 2021 NMSU 76 – 66 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTU NMSU
Overall 14-19 9-15
Conference 5-13 2-16
Home 9-5 6-7
Away 3-13 1-12
Neutral 2-1 2-2
Last 5 0-5 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 71.2
Avg Pts Against 75.0 75.2
Massey -1.0 (#194) -0.5 (#185)
Bradley-Terry -0.36 (#211) -0.66 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#213) -0.48 (#214)
RPI 0.487 (#203) 0.487 (#202)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU NMSU
FG% 43.9% 43.4%
3PT% 36.1% 36.0%
REB / G 34.2 33.2
OREB / G 10.6 9.8
AST / TO 0.82 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 50.1%
TOV% 21.4% 18.8%
ORB% 31.0% 28.0%
FT Rate 29.8% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.7% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 19.2%
DRB% 75.6% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 26.4%

Game Analysis

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