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 · E.A. Diddle Arena · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money WKU -155 / NMSU +135
Model Predictions
Spread Total WKU win
Actual WKU +32 170 Won
Massey WKU -3.6 (+28.4) — —
Massey Totals — 140.9 (+29.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WKU -2.3 (+29.7) 141.2 (+28.8) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WKU -3.0 (+29.0) 142.5 (+27.5) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WKU -2.7 (+29.3) 137.5 (+32.5) 64% ✓
Baseline ML WKU -2.6 (+29.4) 137.9 (+32.1) 66% ✓

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 WKU 93 – 70 NMSU
Jan 9, 2026 NMSU 80 – 64 WKU
Mar 1, 2025 NMSU 65 – 47 WKU
Mar 15, 2024 WKU 89 – 69 NMSU
Feb 17, 2024 WKU 72 – 58 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WKU NMSU
Overall 17-15 17-15
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 13-5 9-6
Away 4-9 8-6
Neutral 0-1 0-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 73.3 67.7
Avg Pts Against 74.8 67.3
Massey 1.3 (#140) 0.9 (#146)
Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#120) 0.21 (#154)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#141) 0.44 (#142)
RPI 0.543 (#100) 0.512 (#158)
Shooting & Four Factors WKU NMSU
FG% 41.9% 41.2%
3PT% 31.1% 31.9%
REB / G 38.2 36.9
OREB / G 8.8 11.9
AST / TO 0.89 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 47.2%
TOV% 16.6% 16.7%
ORB% 22.8% 33.0%
FT Rate 25.7% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 14.6%
DRB% 72.4% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 29.5% 27.1%

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