Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Conference USA · Thomas Assembly Center · March 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread LT -4.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money LT -210 / NMSU +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total LT win
Actual NMSU +12 122 Lost
Massey LT -4.4 (-16.4)
Massey Totals 130.7 (-8.7)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 77%
Efficiency Plus ML LT -3.7 (-15.7) 134.0 (-12.0) 64%
Baseline Tuned ML LT -2.5 (-14.5) 131.0 (-9.0) 63%
Baseline ML LT -3.0 (-15.0) 133.1 (-11.1) 62%
Baseline Plus ML LT -3.7 (-15.7) 133.4 (-11.4) 58%

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 NMSU 7263 LT
Jan 4, 2025 NMSU 7848 LT
Feb 25, 2024 LT 6758 NMSU
Jan 27, 2024 LT 7353 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LT NMSU
Overall 20-12 17-15
Conference 9-9 10-8
Home 11-4 9-6
Away 5-7 8-6
Neutral 4-1 0-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.5 67.7
Avg Pts Against 69.3 67.3
Massey 2.4 (#126) 1.4 (#138)
Bradley-Terry 0.81 (#105) 0.30 (#146)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.02 (#103) 0.48 (#134)
RPI 0.550 (#87) 0.507 (#167)
Shooting & Four Factors LT NMSU
FG% 46.0% 40.4%
3PT% 34.3% 30.5%
REB / G 35.0 36.6
OREB / G 9.1 11.3
AST / TO 1.14 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 46.1%
TOV% 19.2% 16.1%
ORB% 29.1% 31.9%
FT Rate 26.1% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 15.3%
DRB% 71.6% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 27.0%

Game Analysis

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