That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
New Mexico Lobos
98 – 61
FINAL Conference
Air Force Falcons
Mountain West Conference · The Pit · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNM -28.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money UNM -5000 / AF +1800
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNM win
Actual UNM +37 159 Won
Massey UNM -29.3 (+7.7) — —
Massey Totals — 142.1 (+16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNM -29.9 (+7.1) 144.2 (+14.8) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNM -24.2 (+12.8) 143.3 (+15.7) 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNM -22.1 (+14.9) 142.0 (+17.0) 91% ✓
Baseline ML UNM -27.9 (+9.1) 143.5 (+15.5) 91% ✓

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 10, 2026 UNM 91 – 49 AF
Mar 1, 2025 UNM 92 – 71 AF
Feb 8, 2025 UNM 88 – 53 AF
Mar 13, 2024 UNM 82 – 56 AF
Feb 24, 2024 AF 78 – 77 UNM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNM AF
Overall 26-11 3-29
Conference 13-7 0-20
Home 17-3 3-15
Away 7-5 0-12
Neutral 2-3 0-2
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L25
Avg Pts For 80.8 61.5
Avg Pts Against 71.6 79.9
Massey 12.4 (#45) -14.0 (#345)
Bradley-Terry 2.09 (#47) -2.05 (#336)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#47) -2.31 (#321)
RPI 0.588 (#44) 0.434 (#305)
Shooting & Four Factors UNM AF
FG% 46.0% 42.7%
3PT% 35.8% 31.5%
REB / G 35.6 29.1
OREB / G 10.0 7.0
AST / TO 1.30 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 49.4%
TOV% 15.5% 22.7%
ORB% 28.9% 21.9%
FT Rate 27.0% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 56.1%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 15.5%
DRB% 71.8% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 26.7%

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