The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
The Pit · March 25, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNM -10.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money UNM -625 / JOES +455
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNM win
Actual UNM +15 153 Won
Massey UNM -12.5 (+2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 149.1 (+3.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNM -11.4 (+3.6) 148.3 (+4.7) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNM -12.1 (+2.9) 146.3 (+6.7) 86% ✓
Baseline ML UNM -12.5 (+2.5) 147.4 (+5.6) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNM -13.6 (+1.4) 148.5 (+4.5) 85% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNM JOES
Overall 26-11 24-12
Conference 13-7 13-5
Home 17-3 13-3
Away 7-5 8-8
Neutral 2-3 3-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.8 71.9
Avg Pts Against 71.6 70.7
Massey 12.6 (#45) 3.1 (#123)
Bradley-Terry 1.84 (#51) 1.26 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.41 (#52) 1.28 (#91)
RPI 0.569 (#51) 0.555 (#67)
Shooting & Four Factors UNM JOES
FG% 46.4% 42.3%
3PT% 36.3% 30.9%
REB / G 36.4 38.1
OREB / G 10.8 11.5
AST / TO 1.41 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 49.2%
TOV% 15.0% 16.9%
ORB% 30.7% 31.8%
FT Rate 25.9% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 15.1%
DRB% 72.1% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 18.1%

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