Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Sam Houston Bearkats
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FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · March 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money SHSU -135 / UTEP +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual SHSU +2 176 Won
Massey SHSU -1.3 (+0.7)
Massey Totals 151.2 (+24.8)
Bradley-Terry 44%
Weighted B-T 55%
Efficiency Plus ML SHSU -1.8 (+0.2) 146.3 (+29.7) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -0.7 (+1.3) 146.2 (+29.8) 54%
Baseline ML SHSU -0.4 (+1.6) 146.3 (+29.7) 50%
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -0.5 (+1.5) 147.2 (+28.8) 49%

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 5, 2026 SHSU 7066 UTEP
Mar 11, 2025 UTEP 7965 SHSU
Jan 5, 2025 UTEP 8172 SHSU
Mar 15, 2024 UTEP 6563 SHSU
Feb 25, 2024 SHSU 6554 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU UTEP
Overall 13-19 18-15
Conference 6-12 7-11
Home 9-4 11-5
Away 3-13 4-8
Neutral 1-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 71.1
Avg Pts Against 77.1 72.1
Massey -1.4 (#185) 0.6 (#152)
Bradley-Terry -0.36 (#201) 0.45 (#133)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.22 (#181) 0.23 (#153)
RPI 0.482 (#218) 0.518 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU UTEP
FG% 43.1% 43.4%
3PT% 38.6% 34.7%
REB / G 34.0 30.8
OREB / G 10.7 8.5
AST / TO 0.95 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 49.7%
TOV% 18.6% 16.5%
ORB% 30.7% 24.3%
FT Rate 25.8% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 22.4%
DRB% 67.9% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 28.5%

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