And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Liberty Flames
70 72
FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Liberty Arena (VA) · January 17, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -8.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money LIB -425 / UTEP +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIB win
Actual UTEP +2 142 Lost
Massey LIB -10.8 (-12.8)
Massey Totals 135.1 (+6.9)
Bradley-Terry 78%
Weighted B-T 91%
Efficiency Plus ML LIB -9.2 (-11.2) 136.5 (+5.5) 80%
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -9.3 (-11.3) 135.3 (+6.7) 81%
Baseline ML LIB -10.4 (-12.4) 136.1 (+5.9) 78%
Baseline Plus ML LIB -10.9 (-12.9) 135.4 (+6.6) 80%

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 14, 2026 LIB 7364 UTEP
Jan 17, 2026 LIB 8069 UTEP
Mar 12, 2025 LIB 8160 UTEP
Feb 16, 2025 LIB 7669 UTEP
Mar 14, 2024 UTEP 6657 LIB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIB UTEP
Overall 28-7 18-15
Conference 13-5 7-11
Home 12-3 11-5
Away 9-2 4-8
Neutral 7-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 71.1
Avg Pts Against 65.2 72.1
Massey 7.4 (#77) 0.4 (#158)
Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#69) 0.85 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.14 (#61) 0.55 (#125)
RPI 0.556 (#74) 0.538 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors LIB UTEP
FG% 48.7% 44.5%
3PT% 38.9% 37.9%
REB / G 32.5 28.3
OREB / G 6.9 8.3
AST / TO 1.50 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.7% 51.4%
TOV% 15.9% 18.3%
ORB% 21.8% 25.1%
FT Rate 19.3% 28.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 25.2%
DRB% 72.5% 63.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 33.2%

Game Analysis

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