I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · March 7, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money UTU +750 / NMSU -900
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual NMSU +12 124 Lost
Massey NMSU -9.7 (-2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 140.0 (-16.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NMSU -9.3 (-2.7) 136.2 (-12.2) 19% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -7.2 (-4.8) 138.8 (-14.8) 23% ✓
Baseline ML NMSU -7.2 (-4.8) 138.5 (-14.5) 21% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -8.9 (-3.1) 137.7 (-13.7) 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 6, 2021 NMSU 76 – 66 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 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 69.2
Avg Pts Against 78.2 65.4
Massey -12.4 (#329) -0.2 (#170)
Bradley-Terry -1.92 (#316) -1.13 (#260)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.62 (#320) -1.07 (#249)
RPI 0.420 (#306) 0.458 (#246)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU NMSU
FG% 40.7% 40.8%
3PT% 29.4% 31.0%
REB / G 34.4 36.0
OREB / G 9.5 13.0
AST / TO 0.95 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 48.3%
TOV% 20.8% 17.7%
ORB% 24.9% 36.5%
FT Rate 26.0% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 18.4%
DRB% 67.2% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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