I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
UNLV Rebels
61 – 89
FINAL Conference
New Mexico Lobos
Mountain West Conference · Thomas & Mack Center · January 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNM -3.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money UNLV +164 / UNM -198
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNLV win
Actual UNM +28 150 Lost
Massey UNM -7.1 (-20.9) — —
Massey Totals — 158.2 (-8.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 12% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNM -5.9 (-22.1) 152.3 (-2.3) 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNM -5.0 (-23.0) 150.4 (-0.4) 26% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNM -5.4 (-22.6) 148.9 (+1.1) 28% ✓
Baseline ML UNM -5.6 (-22.4) 150.2 (-0.2) 29% ✓

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 8, 2025 UNM 81 – 67 UNLV
Jan 25, 2025 UNM 75 – 73 UNLV
Feb 11, 2024 UNLV 80 – 77 UNM
Jan 10, 2024 UNLV 83 – 73 UNM
Jan 8, 2023 UNLV 84 – 77 UNM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNLV UNM
Overall 18-17 26-11
Conference 11-9 13-7
Home 10-6 17-3
Away 7-7 7-5
Neutral 1-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.6 80.8
Avg Pts Against 79.3 71.6
Massey 2.2 (#136) 12.4 (#44)
Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#131) 2.31 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.37 (#134) 2.96 (#44)
RPI 0.518 (#132) 0.607 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors UNLV UNM
FG% 46.2% 45.3%
3PT% 32.1% 34.2%
REB / G 35.3 36.5
OREB / G 11.6 10.4
AST / TO 1.12 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 52.9%
TOV% 17.5% 15.8%
ORB% 32.6% 29.5%
FT Rate 31.3% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 20.5%
DRB% 66.9% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 33.2% 23.8%

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