The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
UNLV Rebels
77 – 54
FINAL Conference
New Mexico Lobos
Mountain West Conference · Thomas & Mack Center · January 16, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UNLV -10.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money UNLV -600 / UNM +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNLV win
Actual UNLV +23 131 Won
Massey UNLV -12.1 (+10.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.5 (-10.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNLV -8.4 (+14.6) 140.3 (-9.3) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNLV -8.1 (+14.9) 136.7 (-5.7) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNLV -7.9 (+15.1) 138.8 (-7.8) 82% ✓
Baseline ML UNLV -8.0 (+15.0) 140.2 (-9.2) 83% ✓

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 28, 2026 UNM 89 – 61 UNLV
Mar 8, 2025 UNM 81 – 67 UNLV
Jan 25, 2025 UNM 75 – 73 UNLV
Feb 11, 2024 UNLV 80 – 77 UNM
Jan 10, 2024 UNLV 83 – 73 UNM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNLV UNM
Overall 12-15 6-16
Conference 8-10 2-15
Home 8-4 1-4
Away 3-7 3-8
Neutral 1-4 1-4
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 67.2 62.1
Avg Pts Against 69.7 72.8
Massey -0.3 (#164) -9.6 (#307)
Bradley-Terry -0.73 (#223) -0.33 (#195)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.76 (#216) -0.69 (#212)
RPI 0.484 (#191) 0.526 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors UNLV UNM
FG% 42.8% 36.1%
3PT% 33.7% 25.8%
REB / G 33.6 34.8
OREB / G 9.4 12.6
AST / TO 0.88 0.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 39.7%
TOV% 18.8% 20.3%
ORB% 26.2% 31.8%
FT Rate 15.4% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.9% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 18.7%
DRB% 74.1% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 24.5%

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