I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
UTEP Miners
69 – 76
FINAL Conference
Liberty Flames
Conference USA · Don Haskins Center · February 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread LIB -1.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money UTEP -105 / LIB -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual LIB +7 145 Lost
Massey LIB -2.8 (-4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 135.3 (+9.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 33% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIB -1.7 (-5.3) 135.6 (+9.4) 45% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIB -1.8 (-5.2) 134.5 (+10.5) 43% ✓
Baseline ML LIB -2.4 (-4.6) 135.6 (+9.4) 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIB -1.3 (-5.7) 135.3 (+9.7) 45% ✓

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
Jan 17, 2025 UTEP 72 – 70 LIB
Mar 14, 2024 UTEP 66 – 57 LIB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTEP LIB
Overall 18-15 28-7
Conference 7-11 13-5
Home 11-5 12-3
Away 4-8 9-2
Neutral 3-2 7-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.1 73.7
Avg Pts Against 72.1 65.2
Massey 1.6 (#134) 7.6 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#93) 1.50 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#126) 2.01 (#62)
RPI 0.554 (#80) 0.560 (#67)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP LIB
FG% 44.3% 48.3%
3PT% 37.1% 38.1%
REB / G 29.8 31.3
OREB / G 8.2 6.0
AST / TO 1.10 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 57.2%
TOV% 17.4% 15.1%
ORB% 24.5% 19.2%
FT Rate 26.5% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 45.4%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 17.8%
DRB% 66.7% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 29.5% 19.8%

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