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Conference USA · Liberty Arena (VA) · March 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -14.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money LIB -1600 / NMSU +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIB win
Actual LIB +25 141 Won
Massey LIB -14.2 (+10.8) — —
Massey Totals — 138.1 (+2.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIB -12.7 (+12.3) 140.4 (+0.6) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIB -13.2 (+11.8) 138.2 (+2.8) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -11.6 (+13.4) 137.7 (+3.3) 87% ✓
Baseline ML LIB -12.3 (+12.7) 138.5 (+2.5) 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

Feb 12, 2026 LIB 77 – 75 NMSU
Jan 15, 2026 LIB 73 – 71 NMSU
Feb 14, 2025 LIB 64 – 54 NMSU
Jan 19, 2025 LIB 68 – 60 NMSU
Feb 2, 2024 NMSU 79 – 73 LIB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIB NMSU
Overall 18-14 13-19
Conference 7-9 7-9
Home 12-3 12-3
Away 2-8 1-13
Neutral 4-3 0-3
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.4 65.9
Avg Pts Against 68.3 75.2
Massey 3.6 (#118) -7.3 (#291)
Bradley-Terry 0.37 (#140) -0.82 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#131) -0.97 (#260)
RPI 0.523 (#131) 0.441 (#293)
Shooting & Four Factors LIB NMSU
FG% 45.6% 41.2%
3PT% 35.1% 30.7%
REB / G 32.8 32.7
OREB / G 8.5 8.8
AST / TO 1.47 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 46.5%
TOV% 15.1% 18.6%
ORB% 24.8% 25.5%
FT Rate 17.4% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 16.7%
DRB% 74.6% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 33.3%

Game Analysis

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