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Conference USA · Liberty Arena (VA) · January 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -8.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money LIB -455 / NMSU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIB win
Actual LIB +2 144 Won
Massey LIB -6.9 (-4.9)
Massey Totals 144.8 (-0.8)
Bradley-Terry 88%
Weighted B-T 89%
Efficiency Plus ML LIB -6.9 (-4.9) 142.8 (+1.2) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -7.5 (-5.5) 141.6 (+2.4) 78%
Baseline ML LIB -7.3 (-5.3) 143.0 (+1.0) 77%
Baseline Plus ML LIB -7.3 (-5.3) 142.4 (+1.6) 75%

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 12, 2026 LIB 7775 NMSU
Feb 14, 2025 LIB 6454 NMSU
Jan 19, 2025 LIB 6860 NMSU
Mar 1, 2024 LIB 8358 NMSU
Feb 2, 2024 NMSU 7973 LIB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIB NMSU
Overall 26-8 16-16
Conference 17-3 8-12
Home 14-2 10-5
Away 11-3 3-8
Neutral 1-3 3-3
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.8 73.9
Avg Pts Against 72.2 73.8
Massey 5.5 (#101) 2.2 (#136)
Bradley-Terry 1.59 (#70) 0.21 (#156)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.84 (#73) 0.43 (#142)
RPI 0.592 (#43) 0.518 (#138)
Shooting & Four Factors LIB NMSU
FG% 50.0% 42.8%
3PT% 38.5% 32.7%
REB / G 29.8 36.7
OREB / G 6.5 11.8
AST / TO 1.78 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.9% 49.3%
TOV% 14.1% 16.6%
ORB% 21.0% 33.1%
FT Rate 20.1% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 16.5%
DRB% 64.5% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 35.5%

Game Analysis

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