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Liberty Flames
70 – 72
FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Liberty Arena (VA) · January 17, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -8.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money LIB -425 / UTEP +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIB win
Actual UTEP +2 142 Lost
Massey LIB -10.8 (-12.8) — —
Massey Totals — 135.1 (+6.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIB -9.2 (-11.2) 136.5 (+5.5) 80% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -9.3 (-11.3) 135.3 (+6.7) 81% ✗
Baseline ML LIB -10.4 (-12.4) 136.1 (+5.9) 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LIB -10.9 (-12.9) 135.4 (+6.6) 80% ✗

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
Mar 14, 2024 UTEP 66 – 57 LIB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIB UTEP
Overall 28-7 18-15
Conference 13-5 7-11
Home 12-3 11-5
Away 9-2 4-8
Neutral 7-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 71.1
Avg Pts Against 65.2 72.1
Massey 7.4 (#77) 0.4 (#158)
Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#69) 0.85 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.14 (#61) 0.55 (#125)
RPI 0.556 (#74) 0.538 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors LIB UTEP
FG% 48.7% 44.5%
3PT% 38.9% 37.9%
REB / G 32.5 28.3
OREB / G 6.9 8.3
AST / TO 1.50 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.7% 51.4%
TOV% 15.9% 18.3%
ORB% 21.8% 25.1%
FT Rate 19.3% 28.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 25.2%
DRB% 72.5% 63.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 33.2%

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