The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Conference USA · Pan American Center · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money NMSU -175 / WKU +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total NMSU win
Actual NMSU +18 112 Won
Massey NMSU -2.5 (+15.5) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (-29.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -2.8 (+15.2) 141.0 (-29.0) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NMSU -1.1 (+16.9) 139.3 (-27.3) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -3.0 (+15.0) 136.9 (-24.9) 65% ✓
Baseline ML NMSU -2.7 (+15.3) 138.8 (-26.8) 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 27, 2026 WKU 93 – 70 NMSU
Jan 9, 2026 NMSU 80 – 64 WKU
Feb 1, 2025 WKU 101 – 69 NMSU
Mar 15, 2024 WKU 89 – 69 NMSU
Feb 17, 2024 WKU 72 – 58 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NMSU WKU
Overall 17-15 17-15
Conference 10-8 8-10
Home 9-6 13-5
Away 8-6 4-9
Neutral 0-3 0-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 67.7 73.3
Avg Pts Against 67.3 74.8
Massey 0.8 (#147) 1.5 (#137)
Bradley-Terry 0.19 (#157) 0.55 (#124)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.36 (#144) 0.37 (#142)
RPI 0.501 (#179) 0.536 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors NMSU WKU
FG% 40.5% 42.5%
3PT% 30.8% 32.6%
REB / G 36.1 37.7
OREB / G 11.2 9.2
AST / TO 1.00 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.2% 48.9%
TOV% 16.0% 16.0%
ORB% 31.7% 23.9%
FT Rate 22.8% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 17.2%
DRB% 71.4% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.2% 30.5%

Game Analysis

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