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Conference USA · Pan American Center · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -0.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money NMSU -110 / SHSU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total NMSU win
Actual NMSU +4 146 Won
Massey NMSU -2.8 (+1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 157.7 (-11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -0.8 (+3.2) 151.5 (-5.5) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -0.1 (+4.1) 148.1 (-2.1) 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -1.4 (+2.6) 152.0 (-6.0) 61% ✓
Baseline ML NMSU -1.6 (+2.4) 152.4 (-6.4) 60% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 SHSU 69 – 61 NMSU
Dec 21, 2025 NMSU 87 – 78 SHSU
Mar 8, 2025 SHSU 76 – 69 NMSU
Feb 23, 2024 SHSU 79 – 58 NMSU
Jan 26, 2024 SHSU 79 – 67 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NMSU SHSU
Overall 17-15 13-19
Conference 10-8 6-12
Home 9-6 9-4
Away 8-6 3-13
Neutral 0-3 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 72.9
Avg Pts Against 67.3 77.1
Massey -2.8 (#210) -1.4 (#186)
Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#249) -0.16 (#187)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.97 (#241) 0.03 (#161)
RPI 0.476 (#209) 0.498 (#169)
Shooting & Four Factors NMSU SHSU
FG% 40.9% 45.2%
3PT% 32.9% 39.3%
REB / G 38.6 32.7
OREB / G 12.9 11.5
AST / TO 0.82 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 52.7%
TOV% 18.6% 18.0%
ORB% 34.0% 32.6%
FT Rate 23.5% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 57.6%
Opp TOV% 13.0% 18.8%
DRB% 69.3% 64.6%
Opp FT Rate 32.5% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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