UTEP edged New Mexico State 60-58 at Don Haskins Center.
Louisville, Kentucky, native Cam McDaniels led UTEP with 22 points. Jermaine Washington had 16 points and 4 3-pointers for New Mexico State. Mark Lavrenov led all players with 8 rebounds for New Mexico State.
New Mexico State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 7.4 points.
In the NBA, former New Mexico State player Pascal Siakam had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the Pacers the night before.
UTEP has retired six jersey numbers, with No. 14 shared by 1966 champion Bobby Joe Hill and Hall of Famer Nate Archibald.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
New Mexico State vs. UTEP prediction: model has UTEP by 9
New Mexico State visits UTEP (1-1) at Don Haskins Center in El Paso Thursday at 9 PM ET on MW+.
Our model makes UTEP a 8.5-point favorite, projecting a 78-70 final, and gives UTEP a 76% chance to win. The betting market has UTEP favored by 5 with a total of 145. The model leans UTEP -5.0 and Over 145.
Players to watch: Youssouf Traore of UTEP, 14.9 points a game; Augusto Cassia of UTEP, 9.5 points a game; Jace Whiting of UTEP, 3.9 points a game.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
NMSU 69, UTEP 79model score
-9.4model spread (home)
148.3model total
7.4points off the final margin
FavoriteUTEP -4.54.9LostOver 145.52.8Lost
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Open (first seen)
-2.0
142.0
our snapshots
Latest
-6.0
131.0
-583
449
our snapshots (9 books)
Close
-4.5
145.5
-205
170
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +2 (home)ATS NMSU coveredTotal 118 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
NMSU
non-MAC team, not tracked
UTEP
3
0
–
same
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
