And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
New Mexico Lobos
45 – 77
FINAL Conference
Utah State Aggies
Mountain West Conference · The Pit · January 7, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread USU -12.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money UNM +700 / USU -1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNM win
Actual USU +32 122 Lost
Massey USU -10.9 (-21.1) — —
Massey Totals — 134.4 (-12.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -9.9 (-22.1) 136.3 (-14.3) 20% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -12.3 (-19.7) 133.8 (-11.8) 16% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -15.7 (-16.3) 137.3 (-15.3) 15% ✓
Baseline ML USU -13.6 (-18.4) 136.4 (-14.4) 16% ✓

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 UNM USU
Overall 6-16 20-9
Conference 2-15 15-4
Home 1-4 10-2
Away 3-8 7-3
Neutral 1-4 3-4
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 62.1 72.0
Avg Pts Against 72.8 62.3
Massey -7.1 (#276) 7.1 (#74)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#221) 0.72 (#120)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.02 (#226) 0.51 (#144)
RPI 0.540 (#108) 0.520 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors UNM USU
FG% 37.5% 45.3%
3PT% 28.2% 33.7%
REB / G 35.4 41.3
OREB / G 13.8 12.9
AST / TO 0.74 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 41.4% 50.7%
TOV% 20.5% 18.3%
ORB% 35.0% 35.2%
FT Rate 24.2% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.5% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 21.6%
DRB% 71.1% 80.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 19.6%

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