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UNLV Rebels
65 62
FINAL Conference
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West Conference · Thomas & Mack Center · January 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money UNLV +200 / USU -240
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNLV win
Actual UNLV +3 127 Won
Massey USU -6.6 (+9.6)
Massey Totals 149.1 (-22.1)
Bradley-Terry 8%
Weighted B-T 4%
Baseline ML USU -5.7 (+8.7) 146.6 (-19.6) 36%
Baseline Plus ML USU -6.4 (+9.4) 144.1 (-17.1) 26%
Efficiency Plus ML USU -5.5 (+8.5) 142.4 (-15.4) 26%
Baseline Tuned ML USU -5.8 (+8.8) 145.2 (-18.2) 28%

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 USU 8060 UNLV
Mar 4, 2026 UNLV 9265 USU
Jan 21, 2026 UNLV 8676 USU
Mar 14, 2025 USU 7058 UNLV
Jan 30, 2025 USU 7671 UNLV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNLV USU
Overall 18-15 26-8
Conference 11-9 15-5
Home 12-5 15-2
Away 5-7 7-4
Neutral 1-3 4-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.2 78.8
Avg Pts Against 68.1 70.5
Massey 2.6 (#118) 13.0 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 0.66 (#110) 3.74 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.93 (#104) 4.93 (#9)
RPI 0.521 (#134) 0.649 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors UNLV USU
FG% 45.9% 48.6%
3PT% 38.2% 33.6%
REB / G 32.1 36.4
OREB / G 9.2 12.2
AST / TO 1.19 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 55.3%
TOV% 16.1% 16.9%
ORB% 27.7% 36.2%
FT Rate 24.2% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 21.4%
DRB% 65.7% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 20.6%

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