But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Mountain West Conference · Viejas Arena · January 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SDSU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money SDSU -245 / UNM +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total SDSU win
Actual SDSU +4 162 Won
Massey SDSU -1.0 (+3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (+11.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SDSU -2.3 (+1.7) 145.5 (+16.5) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SDSU -2.0 (+2.0) 144.1 (+17.9) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SDSU -2.1 (+1.9) 142.2 (+19.8) 59% ✓
Baseline ML SDSU -2.5 (+1.5) 142.4 (+19.6) 64% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 SDSU 64 – 62 UNM
Feb 28, 2026 UNM 81 – 76 SDSU
Feb 26, 2025 SDSU 73 – 65 UNM
Jan 11, 2025 UNM 62 – 48 SDSU
Mar 16, 2024 UNM 68 – 61 SDSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SDSU UNM
Overall 22-11 26-11
Conference 14-6 13-7
Home 14-2 17-3
Away 5-5 7-5
Neutral 3-4 2-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.8 80.8
Avg Pts Against 71.3 71.6
Massey 10.6 (#55) 12.9 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 2.10 (#45) 2.39 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.01 (#38) 2.96 (#41)
RPI 0.599 (#35) 0.607 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors SDSU UNM
FG% 47.1% 46.1%
3PT% 37.4% 33.7%
REB / G 35.9 36.3
OREB / G 10.6 10.2
AST / TO 1.24 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 53.5%
TOV% 18.1% 15.8%
ORB% 31.2% 30.0%
FT Rate 26.0% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 20.2%
DRB% 68.4% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 21.6%

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