Let fury have the hour / Anger can be power. "Clampdown" - The Clash
Sam Houston Bearkats
89 – 87
FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · March 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money SHSU -135 / UTEP +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual SHSU +2 176 Won
Massey SHSU -1.3 (+0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 151.2 (+24.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -1.8 (+0.2) 146.3 (+29.7) 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -0.7 (+1.3) 146.2 (+29.8) 54% ✓
Baseline ML SHSU -0.4 (+1.6) 146.3 (+29.7) 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -0.5 (+1.5) 147.2 (+28.8) 49% ✗

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 5, 2026 SHSU 70 – 66 UTEP
Mar 11, 2025 UTEP 79 – 65 SHSU
Jan 5, 2025 UTEP 81 – 72 SHSU
Mar 15, 2024 UTEP 65 – 63 SHSU
Feb 25, 2024 SHSU 65 – 54 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU UTEP
Overall 13-19 18-15
Conference 6-12 7-11
Home 9-4 11-5
Away 3-13 4-8
Neutral 1-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.9 71.1
Avg Pts Against 77.1 72.1
Massey -1.4 (#185) 0.6 (#152)
Bradley-Terry -0.36 (#201) 0.45 (#133)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.22 (#181) 0.23 (#153)
RPI 0.482 (#218) 0.518 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU UTEP
FG% 43.1% 43.4%
3PT% 38.6% 34.7%
REB / G 34.0 30.8
OREB / G 10.7 8.5
AST / TO 0.95 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 49.7%
TOV% 18.6% 16.5%
ORB% 30.7% 24.3%
FT Rate 25.8% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 22.4%
DRB% 67.9% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 28.5%

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