The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
The Pit · December 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNM -20.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money UNM -4000 / NMSU +1300
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNM win
Actual NMSU +6 172 Lost
Massey UNM -18.5 (-24.5) — —
Massey Totals — 154.5 (+17.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNM -17.0 (-23.0) 150.1 (+21.9) 87% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNM -18.7 (-24.7) 148.3 (+23.7) 86% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNM -16.4 (-22.4) 147.9 (+24.1) 88% ✗
Baseline ML UNM -17.4 (-23.4) 148.3 (+23.7) 86% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 16, 2025 NMSU 76 – 68 UNM
Dec 16, 2023 UNM 73 – 72 NMSU
Dec 3, 2023 UNM 106 – 62 NMSU
Dec 7, 2021 NMSU 78 – 76 UNM
Dec 1, 2021 UNM 101 – 94 NMSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNM NMSU
Overall 27-8 17-15
Conference 17-3 10-8
Home 15-1 9-6
Away 7-4 8-6
Neutral 5-3 0-3
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.3 67.7
Avg Pts Against 70.6 67.3
Massey 9.7 (#59) -4.3 (#239)
Bradley-Terry 2.00 (#50) -1.81 (#313)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.23 (#49) -2.63 (#316)
RPI 0.592 (#53) 0.395 (#325)
Shooting & Four Factors UNM NMSU
FG% 45.9% 38.3%
3PT% 35.6% 30.1%
REB / G 39.1 40.4
OREB / G 13.1 14.9
AST / TO 1.39 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 43.9%
TOV% 16.5% 17.1%
ORB% 33.1% 36.4%
FT Rate 28.2% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 22.5% 13.1%
DRB% 69.4% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 39.1%

Game Analysis

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