The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Conference USA · Pan American Center · January 29, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money NMSU -950 / DEL +625
Model Predictions
Spread Total NMSU win
Actual DEL +9 137 Lost
Massey NMSU -13.9 (-22.9)
Massey Totals 139.2 (-2.2)
Bradley-Terry 90%
Weighted B-T 92%
Efficiency Plus ML NMSU -11.7 (-20.7) 134.8 (+2.2) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -10.5 (-19.5) 135.5 (+1.5) 86%
Baseline ML NMSU -10.7 (-19.7) 136.5 (+0.5) 86%
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -11.6 (-20.6) 135.6 (+1.4) 87%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 NMSU 9768 DEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NMSU DEL
Overall 16-16 10-21
Conference 8-12 6-14
Home 10-5 5-10
Away 3-8 4-10
Neutral 3-3 1-1
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 67.9
Avg Pts Against 73.8 74.1
Massey 2.2 (#134) -8.5 (#295)
Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#204) -1.87 (#322)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#167) -1.85 (#293)
RPI 0.501 (#177) 0.411 (#328)
Shooting & Four Factors NMSU DEL
FG% 43.5% 44.3%
3PT% 34.6% 37.4%
REB / G 36.9 31.2
OREB / G 12.2 6.6
AST / TO 1.23 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 52.6%
TOV% 15.4% 18.6%
ORB% 33.7% 21.2%
FT Rate 24.6% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 14.3%
DRB% 71.0% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 34.5% 22.5%

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