He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
New Mexico Lobos
69 – 65
FINAL Conference
Air Force Falcons
Mountain West Conference · The Pit · February 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UNM -8.0 Away covered
O/U 137.0 Under
Money UNM -360 / AF +285
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNM win
Actual UNM +4 134 Won
Massey UNM -7.9 (-3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 140.5 (-6.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNM -6.7 (-2.7) 138.4 (-4.4) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNM -6.2 (-2.2) 139.7 (-5.7) 76% ✓
Baseline ML UNM -6.9 (-2.9) 140.0 (-6.0) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNM -6.7 (-2.7) 137.3 (-3.3) 76% ✓

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 18, 2026 UNM 98 – 61 AF
Jan 10, 2026 UNM 91 – 49 AF
Mar 1, 2025 UNM 92 – 71 AF
Feb 8, 2025 UNM 88 – 53 AF
Mar 13, 2024 UNM 82 – 56 AF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNM AF
Overall 13-19 11-18
Conference 5-12 4-13
Home 11-7 7-6
Away 2-9 2-11
Neutral 0-3 2-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 59.0
Avg Pts Against 76.7 66.0
Massey 0.3 (#160) -4.9 (#251)
Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#156) -0.21 (#195)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.27 (#152) -0.50 (#211)
RPI 0.508 (#168) 0.462 (#238)
Shooting & Four Factors UNM AF
FG% 43.2% 43.7%
3PT% 34.8% 34.1%
REB / G 33.3 26.0
OREB / G 8.8 5.8
AST / TO 0.99 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 51.4%
TOV% 16.3% 21.3%
ORB% 24.0% 19.3%
FT Rate 23.3% 16.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 20.5%
DRB% 70.4% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 29.5%

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