Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Liberty Flames
51 – 67
FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Liberty Arena (VA) · March 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -8.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money LIB -500 / UTEP +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIB win
Actual UTEP +16 118 Lost
Massey LIB -9.5 (-25.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.9 (-20.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -8.9 (-24.9) 141.2 (-23.2) 82% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIB -10.1 (-26.1) 137.8 (-19.8) 80% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LIB -9.8 (-25.8) 139.2 (-21.2) 79% ✗
Baseline ML LIB -8.9 (-24.9) 142.6 (-24.6) 81% ✗

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 14, 2026 LIB 73 – 64 UTEP
Jan 17, 2026 LIB 80 – 69 UTEP
Mar 12, 2025 LIB 81 – 60 UTEP
Feb 16, 2025 LIB 76 – 69 UTEP
Jan 17, 2025 UTEP 72 – 70 LIB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIB UTEP
Overall 18-14 18-16
Conference 7-9 7-9
Home 12-3 13-5
Away 2-8 2-9
Neutral 4-3 3-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.4 68.9
Avg Pts Against 68.3 69.1
Massey 3.9 (#114) -2.4 (#206)
Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#136) -0.50 (#229)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#131) -0.48 (#212)
RPI 0.525 (#128) 0.465 (#253)
Shooting & Four Factors LIB UTEP
FG% 45.9% 42.5%
3PT% 35.8% 29.8%
REB / G 33.1 31.1
OREB / G 8.6 10.2
AST / TO 1.51 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.2% 47.2%
TOV% 15.0% 20.7%
ORB% 25.2% 28.5%
FT Rate 17.2% 29.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 26.4%
DRB% 74.8% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 33.9%

Game Analysis

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