I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Grand Canyon Lopes
74 – 56
FINAL Neutral Conference WAC
New Mexico State Aggies
Western Athletic Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 126.5 Over
Money GCU +110 / NMSU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total GCU win
Actual GCU +18 130 Won
Massey GCU -3.2 (+14.8) — —
Massey Totals — 124.6 (+5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GCU -2.5 (+15.5) 128.0 (+2.0) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -1.5 (+16.5) 127.5 (+2.5) 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -2.5 (+15.5) 128.7 (+1.3) 59% ✓
Baseline ML GCU -2.7 (+15.3) 129.7 (+0.3) 62% ✓

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 9, 2023 GCU 78 – 67 NMSU
Mar 12, 2022 NMSU 75 – 70 GCU
Feb 20, 2022 NMSU 82 – 66 GCU
Jan 30, 2022 NMSU 71 – 61 GCU
Jan 31, 2021 GCU 65 – 53 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GCU NMSU
Overall 17-7 12-8
Conference 9-3 7-6
Home 10-3 3-2
Away 5-1 5-5
Neutral 2-3 3-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.4 69.2
Avg Pts Against 62.8 65.4
Massey 4.5 (#107) 1.3 (#143)
Bradley-Terry -0.08 (#183) -0.84 (#243)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.27 (#160) -0.79 (#221)
RPI 0.511 (#146) 0.484 (#196)
Shooting & Four Factors GCU NMSU
FG% 47.0% 41.9%
3PT% 31.8% 32.2%
REB / G 39.3 36.1
OREB / G 10.7 12.2
AST / TO 1.05 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 49.7%
TOV% 20.6% 18.6%
ORB% 32.8% 35.4%
FT Rate 23.8% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.7% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 18.9%
DRB% 76.8% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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