Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
San José State Spartans
62 – 76
FINAL Conference
UNLV Rebels
Mountain West Conference · Provident Credit Union Event Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNLV -7.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money SJSU +270 / UNLV -340
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJSU win
Actual UNLV +14 138 Lost
Massey UNLV -0.4 (-13.6) — —
Massey Totals — 156.8 (-18.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNLV -0.6 (-13.4) 146.1 (-8.1) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNLV -0.8 (-13.2) 147.4 (-9.4) 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNLV -0.6 (-13.4) 149.3 (-11.3) 45% ✓
Baseline ML UNLV -0.4 (-13.6) 147.0 (-9.0) 44% ✓

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 11, 2026 UNLV 82 – 75 SJSU
Feb 26, 2025 UNLV 77 – 71 SJSU
Jan 4, 2025 UNLV 79 – 73 SJSU
Mar 3, 2024 UNLV 68 – 50 SJSU
Jan 28, 2024 UNLV 77 – 65 SJSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJSU UNLV
Overall 9-24 18-17
Conference 3-17 11-9
Home 6-10 10-6
Away 1-12 7-7
Neutral 2-2 1-4
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.8 78.6
Avg Pts Against 79.2 79.3
Massey -3.9 (#228) -0.0 (#168)
Bradley-Terry -0.85 (#242) 0.06 (#166)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.04 (#237) -0.15 (#182)
RPI 0.470 (#233) 0.502 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors SJSU UNLV
FG% 42.4% 45.3%
3PT% 34.6% 30.0%
REB / G 29.7 36.5
OREB / G 10.9 12.3
AST / TO 0.84 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.8% 50.5%
TOV% 18.1% 17.7%
ORB% 32.3% 32.9%
FT Rate 25.4% 31.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 57.0% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 19.3%
DRB% 62.9% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 32.4%

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