Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
UNLV Rebels
73 – 75
FINAL Conference
New Mexico Lobos
Mountain West Conference · Thomas & Mack Center · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNM -3.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money UNLV +145 / UNM -170
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNLV win
Actual UNM +2 148 Lost
Massey UNM -4.3 (+2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 151.3 (-3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 31% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNM -2.8 (+0.8) 147.6 (+0.4) 32% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNM -2.8 (+0.8) 144.3 (+3.7) 33% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNM -3.3 (+1.3) 142.1 (+5.9) 37% ✓
Baseline ML UNM -2.9 (+0.9) 142.6 (+5.4) 34% ✓

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
Feb 11, 2024 UNLV 80 – 77 UNM
Jan 10, 2024 UNLV 83 – 73 UNM
Jan 8, 2023 UNLV 84 – 77 UNM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNLV UNM
Overall 18-15 27-8
Conference 11-9 17-3
Home 12-5 15-1
Away 5-7 7-4
Neutral 1-3 5-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.2 79.3
Avg Pts Against 68.1 70.6
Massey 3.8 (#106) 11.5 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 1.11 (#87) 2.10 (#45)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#81) 3.10 (#33)
RPI 0.539 (#108) 0.605 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors UNLV UNM
FG% 45.1% 45.1%
3PT% 36.1% 34.1%
REB / G 32.5 40.2
OREB / G 9.5 12.5
AST / TO 1.21 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 50.6%
TOV% 15.6% 15.7%
ORB% 28.2% 31.4%
FT Rate 24.3% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 20.6%
DRB% 66.7% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 22.3%

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