Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
UTEP Miners
57 – 85
FINAL Conference
New Mexico State Aggies
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · January 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTEP -6.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money UTEP -320 / NMSU +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual NMSU +28 142 Lost
Massey UTEP -7.2 (-35.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (+2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -5.3 (-33.3) 141.9 (+0.1) 73% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTEP -5.4 (-33.4) 140.9 (+1.1) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTEP -5.1 (-33.1) 140.7 (+1.3) 75% ✗
Baseline ML UTEP -5.9 (-33.9) 141.1 (+0.9) 73% ✗

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 22, 2026 NMSU 67 – 63 UTEP
Feb 8, 2026 UTEP 91 – 88 NMSU
Feb 9, 2025 UTEP 66 – 63 NMSU
Feb 11, 2024 UTEP 74 – 49 NMSU
Jan 5, 2024 NMSU 63 – 53 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP NMSU
Overall 18-15 17-15
Conference 7-11 10-8
Home 11-5 9-6
Away 4-8 8-6
Neutral 3-2 0-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.1 67.7
Avg Pts Against 72.1 67.3
Massey 2.8 (#117) -0.5 (#171)
Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#76) -0.15 (#186)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#100) 0.03 (#167)
RPI 0.556 (#76) 0.497 (#176)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP NMSU
FG% 45.1% 42.1%
3PT% 38.4% 33.7%
REB / G 28.9 37.1
OREB / G 8.3 12.1
AST / TO 1.01 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 48.5%
TOV% 18.2% 17.2%
ORB% 25.3% 33.6%
FT Rate 28.5% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 25.9% 13.4%
DRB% 64.7% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 34.7% 30.4%

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