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Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money SHSU -130 / NMSU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual SHSU +7 145 Won
Massey NMSU -0.0 (+7.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.7 (+3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 47% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -1.0 (+8.0) 141.0 (+4.0) 41% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -0.2 (+6.8) 139.8 (+5.2) 49% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -0.3 (+7.3) 138.2 (+6.8) 47% ✗
Baseline ML NMSU -0.4 (+7.4) 140.5 (+4.5) 44% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 SHSU 69 – 61 NMSU
Dec 21, 2025 NMSU 87 – 78 SHSU
Jan 3, 2025 NMSU 75 – 71 SHSU
Feb 23, 2024 SHSU 79 – 58 NMSU
Jan 26, 2024 SHSU 79 – 67 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU NMSU
Overall 13-19 17-15
Conference 6-12 10-8
Home 9-4 9-6
Away 3-13 8-6
Neutral 1-2 0-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.9 67.7
Avg Pts Against 77.1 67.3
Massey -1.4 (#182) 1.9 (#130)
Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#194) 0.44 (#132)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.17 (#180) 0.66 (#120)
RPI 0.487 (#205) 0.513 (#158)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU NMSU
FG% 43.6% 40.4%
3PT% 38.9% 30.8%
REB / G 34.0 36.6
OREB / G 10.6 11.3
AST / TO 0.95 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 46.1%
TOV% 18.6% 15.7%
ORB% 30.5% 31.9%
FT Rate 26.0% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.4% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 15.2%
DRB% 68.1% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 27.2%

Game Analysis

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