I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · March 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money UTU +700 / NMSU -800
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual NMSU +10 142 Lost
Massey NMSU -9.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.7 (+3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NMSU -9.1 (-0.9) 136.9 (+5.1) 20% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -7.4 (-2.6) 138.0 (+4.0) 25% ✓
Baseline ML NMSU -7.0 (-3.0) 139.3 (+2.7) 21% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -8.1 (-1.9) 138.1 (+3.9) 20% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 10, 2024 NMSU 75 – 63 UTU
Jan 22, 2023 UTU 89 – 76 NMSU
Feb 17, 2022 NMSU 75 – 64 UTU
Feb 11, 2022 NMSU 77 – 69 UTU
Mar 7, 2021 NMSU 68 – 56 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTU NMSU
Overall 8-13 12-8
Conference 4-10 7-6
Home 5-7 3-2
Away 3-6 5-5
Neutral 0-0 3-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 69.2
Avg Pts Against 78.2 65.4
Massey -12.6 (#330) -0.6 (#178)
Bradley-Terry -1.82 (#309) -1.34 (#278)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.57 (#315) -1.25 (#252)
RPI 0.426 (#301) 0.446 (#268)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU NMSU
FG% 40.3% 40.9%
3PT% 28.8% 31.2%
REB / G 34.8 35.4
OREB / G 9.6 12.1
AST / TO 0.97 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 48.5%
TOV% 20.4% 17.9%
ORB% 24.7% 34.7%
FT Rate 25.9% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 17.7%
DRB% 68.7% 74.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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