Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Western Athletic Conference · Pan American Center · February 4, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -11.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money NMSU -700 / CBU +475
Model Predictions
Spread Total NMSU win
Actual NMSU +11 125 Won
Massey NMSU -11.7 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 144.6 (-19.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NMSU -11.1 (-0.1) 140.9 (-15.9) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -11.5 (-0.5) 144.2 (-19.2) 87% ✓
Baseline ML NMSU -12.5 (-1.5) 143.2 (-18.2) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -11.6 (-0.6) 142.6 (-17.6) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2023 NMSU 66 – 61 CBU
Jan 8, 2023 CBU 70 – 61 NMSU
Feb 7, 2021 NMSU 97 – 70 CBU
Feb 6, 2021 CBU 85 – 75 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NMSU CBU
Overall 27-7 18-16
Conference 14-4 7-11
Home 13-2 14-5
Away 10-3 3-9
Neutral 5-2 1-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.7 68.8
Avg Pts Against 64.9 69.0
Massey 5.4 (#97) -3.1 (#228)
Bradley-Terry 2.00 (#45) -0.60 (#221)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.94 (#65) -0.84 (#232)
RPI 0.597 (#34) 0.448 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors NMSU CBU
FG% 46.1% 44.7%
3PT% 34.5% 32.0%
REB / G 37.1 35.8
OREB / G 10.2 9.7
AST / TO 0.93 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 50.9%
TOV% 21.0% 20.3%
ORB% 32.1% 28.8%
FT Rate 24.9% 28.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 17.2%
DRB% 74.8% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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