This dance ain't for everybody. Only the sexy people. "Push It" - Salt-n-Pepa
Sam Houston Bearkats
70 – 66
FINAL Conference
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -10.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money SHSU -650 / UTEP +470
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual SHSU +4 136 Won
Massey SHSU -14.9 (-10.9) — —
Massey Totals — 147.1 (-11.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -10.8 (-6.8) 140.5 (-4.5) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -13.3 (-9.3) 140.5 (-4.5) 88% ✓
Baseline ML SHSU -12.3 (-8.3) 140.4 (-4.4) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -12.5 (-8.5) 141.4 (-5.4) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2025 UTEP 79 – 65 SHSU
Mar 7, 2025 SHSU 89 – 87 UTEP
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 22-12 11-20
Conference 13-7 7-13
Home 13-1 9-7
Away 6-10 2-11
Neutral 3-1 0-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 80.0 66.4
Avg Pts Against 76.9 72.7
Massey 5.2 (#102) -6.7 (#267)
Bradley-Terry 0.79 (#94) -1.43 (#294)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#99) -1.64 (#274)
RPI 0.556 (#70) 0.450 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU UTEP
FG% 46.1% 41.1%
3PT% 36.7% 33.9%
REB / G 38.2 30.7
OREB / G 12.8 9.6
AST / TO 1.22 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 47.7%
TOV% 17.0% 17.9%
ORB% 35.7% 27.6%
FT Rate 23.2% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 19.1%
DRB% 68.6% 66.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 31.7%

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