Santa Clara beat New Mexico 90-85 at Leavey Center.
Elijah Mahi led Santa Clara with 26 points and 9 rebounds. Los Angeles, California, native Hudson Mayes had 24 points and 12 rebounds for New Mexico, a game high on the boards.
Santa Clara had 17 3-pointers to New Mexico's 8. Santa Clara covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 5.4 points.
In the NBA, former Santa Clara player Brandin Podziemski had 8 points for the Warriors the night before.
New Mexico's fight song, Hail, New Mexico, dates to 1930, with music by professor Lena Clauve and words by English professor George St. Clair.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
New Mexico vs. Santa Clara prediction: model has New Mexico by 1
New Mexico (3-0) visits Santa Clara at Leavey Center in Santa Clara Saturday at 10 PM ET on ESPN+.
Our model makes New Mexico a 0.5-point favorite, projecting an 83-82 final, and gives New Mexico a 52% chance to win. The betting market has New Mexico favored by 1.5 with a total of 165. The model leans Santa Clara +1.5 and Over 165.
Players to watch: Jake Hall of New Mexico, 30.7 points a game; Chris Howell of New Mexico, 3.3 points a game; Benjamin Schuch of New Mexico, 2.3 points a game.
New Mexico traveled about 866 miles to Santa Clara and crossed 1.0 time zone.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
UNM 83, SCU 82model score
+0.4model spread (home)
165.2model total
5.4points off the final margin
UnderdogSCU +1.51.1WonUnder 165.50.3Lost
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)
-1.0
161.0
our snapshots
Latest
-1.5
172.5
-215
165
our snapshots (8 books)
Close
+1.5
165.5
110
-130
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +5 (home)ATS SCU coveredTotal 175 → over
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
UNM
3
866
1
-1 h
SCU
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
