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Conference USA · Ocean Bank Convocation Center · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTEP -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money FIU +105 / UTEP -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total FIU win
Actual UTEP +8 154 Lost
Massey UTEP -1.2 (-6.8) — —
Massey Totals — 139.5 (+14.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 13% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -2.8 (-5.2) 142.1 (+11.9) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTEP -1.8 (-6.2) 141.6 (+12.4) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTEP -1.9 (-6.1) 140.2 (+13.8) 36% ✓
Baseline ML UTEP -1.4 (-6.6) 142.1 (+11.9) 39% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 23, 2026 UTEP 83 – 77 FIU
Jan 4, 2026 FIU 76 – 64 UTEP
Feb 14, 2025 UTEP 77 – 63 FIU
Mar 8, 2024 UTEP 83 – 76 FIU
Jan 13, 2024 FIU 72 – 68 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FIU UTEP
Overall 10-23 18-15
Conference 3-15 7-11
Home 7-8 11-5
Away 1-13 4-8
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.9 71.1
Avg Pts Against 73.0 72.1
Massey -3.7 (#224) 1.2 (#145)
Bradley-Terry -1.35 (#292) 1.22 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.39 (#272) 0.80 (#111)
RPI 0.415 (#318) 0.561 (#71)
Shooting & Four Factors FIU UTEP
FG% 43.5% 44.4%
3PT% 30.7% 38.1%
REB / G 34.6 28.6
OREB / G 11.1 8.1
AST / TO 0.90 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 51.3%
TOV% 20.0% 17.8%
ORB% 31.2% 24.5%
FT Rate 25.6% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 21.3% 24.6%
DRB% 69.7% 65.4%
Opp FT Rate 29.3% 32.3%

Game Analysis

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