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
Conference USA · Murphy Center · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money MTSU -170 / UTEP +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual MTSU +3 139 Won
Massey MTSU -5.9 (-2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 145.2 (-6.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -4.7 (-1.7) 141.9 (-2.9) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTSU -3.5 (-0.5) 143.6 (-4.6) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTSU -4.9 (-1.9) 141.8 (-2.8) 72% ✓
Baseline ML MTSU -5.2 (-2.2) 141.2 (-2.2) 71% ✓

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 27, 2026 MTSU 77 – 67 UTEP
Jan 9, 2026 UTEP 83 – 80 MTSU
Mar 1, 2025 MTSU 76 – 75 UTEP
Feb 17, 2024 MTSU 96 – 90 UTEP
Jan 19, 2024 UTEP 73 – 59 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU UTEP
Overall 22-12 18-15
Conference 12-6 7-11
Home 11-5 11-5
Away 8-5 4-8
Neutral 3-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 71.1
Avg Pts Against 73.8 72.1
Massey 3.5 (#106) 0.9 (#147)
Bradley-Terry 0.91 (#96) 0.91 (#97)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.93 (#102) 0.54 (#133)
RPI 0.565 (#64) 0.544 (#98)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU UTEP
FG% 44.8% 44.2%
3PT% 31.8% 37.7%
REB / G 36.9 28.6
OREB / G 11.2 8.0
AST / TO 0.98 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 51.1%
TOV% 16.9% 17.5%
ORB% 30.9% 23.8%
FT Rate 21.0% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 24.7%
DRB% 70.1% 65.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 30.3%

Game Analysis

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