What have I done? "Police On My Back" - The Clash
UTEP Miners
59 – 69
FINAL Conference
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · January 29, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTEP -2.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money UTEP -142 / LT +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual LT +10 128 Lost
Massey UTEP -2.4 (-12.4) — —
Massey Totals — 123.5 (+4.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -0.3 (-10.3) 128.0 (+0.0) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LT -0.1 (-9.9) 126.8 (+1.2) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTEP -0.4 (-10.4) 125.2 (+2.8) 52% ✗
Baseline ML UTEP -1.0 (-11.0) 127.1 (+0.9) 48% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 30, 2025 LT 75 – 63 UTEP
Mar 8, 2025 LT 76 – 58 UTEP
Jan 3, 2025 UTEP 70 – 60 LT
Feb 23, 2024 LT 65 – 59 UTEP
Jan 26, 2024 LT 68 – 54 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP LT
Overall 11-20 20-14
Conference 7-13 11-9
Home 9-7 14-3
Away 2-11 4-10
Neutral 0-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.4 67.8
Avg Pts Against 72.7 67.8
Massey -6.3 (#262) -5.5 (#250)
Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#286) -0.51 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.52 (#266) -1.00 (#233)
RPI 0.452 (#260) 0.459 (#245)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP LT
FG% 41.8% 40.9%
3PT% 33.7% 27.2%
REB / G 30.6 37.4
OREB / G 9.5 12.9
AST / TO 0.95 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 45.2%
TOV% 18.4% 16.9%
ORB% 27.3% 34.4%
FT Rate 19.9% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.5% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 17.3%
DRB% 67.0% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 30.8% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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