I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Utah State Aggies
81 – 56
FINAL Conference
New Mexico Lobos
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · February 23, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 147.0 Under
Money USU -700 / UNM +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +25 137 Won
Massey USU -11.2 (+13.8) — —
Massey Totals — 156.9 (-19.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -15.1 (+9.9) 152.1 (-15.1) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -11.0 (+14.0) 155.1 (-18.1) 84% ✓
Baseline ML USU -10.5 (+14.5) 154.5 (-17.5) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -10.0 (+15.0) 153.8 (-16.8) 83% ✓

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 7, 2026 USU 94 – 90 UNM
Feb 5, 2026 USU 86 – 66 UNM
Feb 16, 2025 UNM 82 – 79 USU
Feb 2, 2025 UNM 82 – 63 USU
Mar 10, 2024 USU 87 – 85 UNM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU UNM
Overall 18-16 13-19
Conference 8-10 5-12
Home 9-7 11-7
Away 4-7 2-9
Neutral 5-2 0-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.8 73.7
Avg Pts Against 67.0 76.7
Massey 9.2 (#57) 0.8 (#151)
Bradley-Terry 1.19 (#89) 0.21 (#154)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.80 (#67) 0.31 (#151)
RPI 0.555 (#71) 0.511 (#161)
Shooting & Four Factors USU UNM
FG% 47.5% 43.5%
3PT% 34.1% 35.0%
REB / G 34.9 33.3
OREB / G 8.2 8.9
AST / TO 1.37 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 50.3%
TOV% 18.7% 16.5%
ORB% 26.0% 24.3%
FT Rate 21.6% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 17.9%
DRB% 77.1% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 26.7%

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