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New Mexico Lobos
81 – 67
FINAL Conference
UNLV Rebels
Mountain West Conference · The Pit · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNM -11.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money UNM -900 / UNLV +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNM win
Actual UNM +14 148 Won
Massey UNM -11.1 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 148.2 (-0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNM -9.5 (+4.5) 145.2 (+2.8) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNM -10.5 (+3.5) 144.1 (+3.9) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNM -10.2 (+3.8) 144.9 (+3.1) 84% ✓
Baseline ML UNM -9.5 (+4.5) 146.5 (+1.5) 84% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 28, 2026 UNM 89 – 61 UNLV
Jan 25, 2025 UNM 75 – 73 UNLV
Feb 11, 2024 UNLV 80 – 77 UNM
Jan 10, 2024 UNLV 83 – 73 UNM
Jan 8, 2023 UNLV 84 – 77 UNM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNM UNLV
Overall 27-8 18-15
Conference 17-3 11-9
Home 15-1 12-5
Away 7-4 5-7
Neutral 5-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 69.2
Avg Pts Against 70.6 68.1
Massey 13.1 (#40) 5.3 (#95)
Bradley-Terry 2.55 (#30) 1.09 (#86)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.45 (#25) 1.54 (#81)
RPI 0.610 (#20) 0.541 (#97)
Shooting & Four Factors UNM UNLV
FG% 45.5% 44.6%
3PT% 34.2% 34.2%
REB / G 39.6 33.7
OREB / G 12.0 9.1
AST / TO 1.25 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 50.5%
TOV% 15.9% 16.0%
ORB% 31.3% 27.1%
FT Rate 26.3% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 18.1%
DRB% 74.6% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 22.9%

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