They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Metro Conference · Yanitelli Center · January 31, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SPU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 119.5 Over
Money SPU -250 / MAN +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total SPU win
Actual SPU +14 122 Won
Massey SPU -11.2 (+2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 118.7 (+3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SPU -8.7 (+5.3) 125.0 (-3.0) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SPU -7.8 (+6.2) 125.0 (-3.0) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SPU -8.6 (+5.4) 127.7 (-5.7) 81% ✓
Baseline ML SPU -8.6 (+5.4) 124.7 (-2.7) 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

Feb 28, 2026 SPU 75 – 65 MAN
Feb 6, 2026 SPU 80 – 75 MAN
Feb 8, 2025 MAN 84 – 83 SPU
Dec 7, 2024 MAN 70 – 67 SPU
Mar 3, 2024 SPU 89 – 57 MAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SPU MAN
Overall 14-11 7-13
Conference 10-8 6-12
Home 8-3 4-6
Away 4-7 3-6
Neutral 2-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 63.2 63.4
Avg Pts Against 61.5 67.2
Massey 0.2 (#159) -8.3 (#293)
Bradley-Terry 0.70 (#120) -1.08 (#258)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#129) -1.79 (#277)
RPI 0.563 (#74) 0.415 (#296)
Shooting & Four Factors SPU MAN
FG% 41.0% 36.2%
3PT% 36.0% 27.0%
REB / G 37.5 35.9
OREB / G 10.8 12.2
AST / TO 0.84 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 41.8%
TOV% 21.8% 21.6%
ORB% 29.4% 31.0%
FT Rate 19.0% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 23.2%
DRB% 70.0% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 29.7%

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