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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML UNM -5.9 (-22.1) 152.3 (-2.3) 25%

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 8167 UNLV
Jan 25, 2025 UNM 7573 UNLV
Feb 11, 2024 UNLV 8077 UNM
Jan 10, 2024 UNLV 8373 UNM
Jan 8, 2023 UNLV 8477 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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