We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · January 9, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money UTEP +154 / MTSU -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual UTEP +3 163 Won
Massey MTSU -7.8 (+10.8) — —
Massey Totals — 133.7 (+29.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -8.3 (+11.3) 134.0 (+29.0) 23% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTSU -7.7 (+10.7) 133.9 (+29.1) 25% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MTSU -8.1 (+11.1) 132.0 (+31.0) 23% ✗
Baseline ML MTSU -8.2 (+11.2) 133.5 (+29.5) 22% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 27, 2026 MTSU 77 – 67 UTEP
Mar 1, 2025 MTSU 76 – 75 UTEP
Feb 1, 2025 MTSU 71 – 68 UTEP
Feb 17, 2024 MTSU 96 – 90 UTEP
Jan 19, 2024 UTEP 73 – 59 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP MTSU
Overall 11-20 17-15
Conference 7-13 11-9
Home 9-7 11-4
Away 2-11 5-8
Neutral 0-2 1-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.4 73.5
Avg Pts Against 72.7 74.6
Massey -6.3 (#263) 5.2 (#107)
Bradley-Terry -2.29 (#333) 1.05 (#96)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.99 (#288) 1.09 (#109)
RPI 0.414 (#316) 0.587 (#49)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP MTSU
FG% 40.3% 43.1%
3PT% 31.0% 35.2%
REB / G 30.5 35.5
OREB / G 10.6 11.4
AST / TO 0.82 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.3% 51.1%
TOV% 19.4% 17.3%
ORB% 29.6% 30.8%
FT Rate 19.2% 17.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 15.6%
DRB% 64.2% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 33.5% 26.0%

Game Analysis

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