I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
UTEP Miners
54 – 65
FINAL Conference
Sam Houston Bearkats
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · February 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTEP -2.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money UTEP -154 / SHSU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual SHSU +11 119 Lost
Massey UTEP -1.9 (-12.9) — —
Massey Totals — 140.8 (-21.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -0.8 (-10.2) 139.8 (-20.8) 50% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTEP -1.1 (-12.1) 140.1 (-21.1) 57% ✗
Baseline ML UTEP -0.5 (-11.5) 141.2 (-22.2) 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -0.1 (-10.9) 141.9 (-22.9) 51% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 5, 2026 SHSU 70 – 66 UTEP
Mar 11, 2025 UTEP 79 – 65 SHSU
Mar 7, 2025 SHSU 89 – 87 UTEP
Jan 5, 2025 UTEP 81 – 72 SHSU
Mar 15, 2024 UTEP 65 – 63 SHSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP SHSU
Overall 18-16 21-12
Conference 7-9 13-3
Home 13-5 12-2
Away 2-9 7-9
Neutral 3-2 2-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.9 71.3
Avg Pts Against 69.1 69.9
Massey -2.3 (#201) -0.9 (#176)
Bradley-Terry -0.55 (#231) 0.35 (#143)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.51 (#216) 0.24 (#155)
RPI 0.458 (#265) 0.528 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP SHSU
FG% 42.2% 41.7%
3PT% 29.9% 35.1%
REB / G 31.6 37.3
OREB / G 10.5 11.6
AST / TO 0.78 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.9% 47.9%
TOV% 20.9% 18.8%
ORB% 28.8% 31.1%
FT Rate 30.3% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 26.3% 18.9%
DRB% 68.3% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 33.0% 23.9%

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