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UTEP Miners
71 72
FINAL Sun Bowl Invitational
Norfolk State Spartans
Don Haskins Center · December 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTEP -10.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money UTEP -470 / NORF +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual NORF +1 143 Lost
Massey UTEP -5.3 (-6.3)
Massey Totals 126.8 (+16.2)
Bradley-Terry 50%
Weighted B-T 46%
Efficiency Plus ML UTEP -3.2 (-4.2) 130.4 (+12.6) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML UTEP -2.4 (-3.4) 129.1 (+13.9) 57%
Baseline ML UTEP -3.2 (-4.2) 129.4 (+13.6) 58%
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -3.2 (-4.2) 131.8 (+11.2) 54%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 21, 2023 UTEP 6765 NORF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP NORF
Overall 11-20 15-17
Conference 7-13 8-6
Home 9-7 9-4
Away 2-11 5-10
Neutral 0-2 1-3
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 66.4 71.6
Avg Pts Against 72.7 74.7
Massey -3.7 (#218) -4.8 (#243)
Bradley-Terry -2.30 (#333) -1.60 (#299)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.98 (#327) -2.07 (#291)
RPI 0.473 (#228) 0.430 (#296)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP NORF
FG% 39.5% 40.9%
3PT% 30.2% 31.7%
REB / G 28.0 36.0
OREB / G 8.5 12.1
AST / TO 0.76 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.1% 45.4%
TOV% 18.4% 18.4%
ORB% 23.6% 30.8%
FT Rate 15.9% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 16.6%
DRB% 62.9% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 32.1% 30.2%

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