The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Conference USA · Ocean Bank Convocation Center · January 2, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money FIU -102 / NMSU -118
Model Predictions
Spread Total FIU win
Actual FIU +15 163 Won
Massey NMSU -1.1 (+16.1)
Massey Totals 157.6 (+5.4)
Bradley-Terry 29%
Weighted B-T 18%
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -1.4 (+16.4) 151.6 (+11.4) 50%
Model 4 ML NMSU -1.4 (+16.4) 149.1 (+13.9) 50%
Model 3 ML NMSU -0.1 (+15.1) 149.5 (+13.5) 47%
Baseline ML FIU -0.2 (+14.8) 150.3 (+12.7) 49%

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 24, 2026 FIU 8178 NMSU
Feb 16, 2025 NMSU 7648 FIU
Jan 17, 2025 NMSU 5952 FIU
Mar 9, 2024 NMSU 7770 FIU
Jan 12, 2024 FIU 7767 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FIU NMSU
Overall 15-17 16-16
Conference 8-12 8-12
Home 12-6 10-5
Away 3-10 3-8
Neutral 0-1 3-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 73.9
Avg Pts Against 79.1 73.8
Massey -1.5 (#189) 3.5 (#120)
Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#206) 1.17 (#92)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#188) 1.75 (#84)
RPI 0.497 (#179) 0.574 (#65)
Shooting & Four Factors FIU NMSU
FG% 44.9% 42.9%
3PT% 35.7% 31.5%
REB / G 35.8 36.6
OREB / G 13.0 12.2
AST / TO 1.28 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 49.1%
TOV% 16.8% 16.0%
ORB% 34.2% 34.1%
FT Rate 25.0% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 17.3%
DRB% 59.9% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 35.9%

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