The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Southland Conference · Montagne Center · December 17, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread LAM -3.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money LAM -175 / RGV +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAM win
Actual RGV +11 155 Lost
Massey RGV -0.0 (-11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 132.7 (+22.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LAM -1.4 (-12.4) 132.4 (+22.6) 56% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAM -2.8 (-13.8) 133.0 (+22.0) 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LAM -1.4 (-12.4) 131.2 (+23.8) 57% ✗
Baseline ML LAM -1.0 (-12.0) 131.6 (+23.4) 52% ✗

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 17, 2026 RGV 70 – 65 LAM
Feb 9, 2025 LAM 70 – 68 RGV
Dec 7, 2024 LAM 84 – 52 RGV
Mar 3, 2022 RGV 67 – 63 LAM
Feb 3, 2022 RGV 93 – 79 LAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAM RGV
Overall 12-19 19-14
Conference 7-15 14-8
Home 7-8 10-5
Away 5-10 8-8
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 68.4 73.7
Avg Pts Against 70.5 70.6
Massey -3.9 (#229) 0.5 (#161)
Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#222) -0.66 (#233)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.80 (#222) -0.75 (#217)
RPI 0.414 (#311) 0.466 (#241)
Shooting & Four Factors LAM RGV
FG% 40.7% 43.8%
3PT% 33.6% 36.4%
REB / G 35.4 34.1
OREB / G 12.1 8.9
AST / TO 1.14 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.1% 50.5%
TOV% 17.6% 17.6%
ORB% 31.8% 25.2%
FT Rate 16.4% 16.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 16.1%
DRB% 69.7% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 31.1% 26.8%

Game Analysis

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