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UNLV vs New Mexico Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 28 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 04:00
Final 61-89
22-41 39-48
Position#192
Record10-9
FormLWWWL
Points / game78.9
Allowed / game76.7
vs
Position#50
Record16-4
FormWWLWW
Points / game80.8
Allowed / game67.8
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · UNLV v New Mexico
12 Jan 2027
UNLV v NEW
upcoming
27 Jan 2026
UNLV61
NEW 89
25 Jan 2025
UNLV73
NEW 75
09 Jan 2024
UNLV83
NEW 73
11 Jan 2022
UNLV85
NEW 56
18 Jan 2021
UNLV53
NEW 46
16 Jan 2021
UNLV77
NEW 54
18 Jan 2020
UNLV99
NEW 78
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UNLV winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
New Mexico winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UNLVUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tennessee State
#51
L
60-63
60
63
-3
H14/12
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
W
84-72
84
72
+12
H21/12
NCAA
La Sierra
#545
W
89-47
89
47
+42
H30/12
NCAA
Air Force
#371
W
67-39
67
39
+28
H03/01
NCAA
Wyoming
#148
L
66-98
66
98
-32
A07/01
NCAA
Colorado State
#90
L
62-70
62
70
-8
A10/01
NCAA
Boise State
#101
W
89-85 OT
89
85
+4
H14/01
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
76-62
76
62
+14
A17/01
NCAA
Utah State
#20
W
86-76
86
76
+10
A21/01
NCAA
San Diego State
#70
L
71-82
71
82
-11
H24/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-29
27-34
39-41
45-31
49-19
40-28
35-20
32-19
26-48
40-50
29-32
33-38
40-39
36-37
40-31
36-31
38-38
48-38
34-39
37-43
144.4Avg total
75.0Scored
69.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)78.976.7155.6+2.253%
Season at home (10)83.473.0156.4+10.460%
Season away (9)73.980.8154.7-6.944%
Last 10 (10)75.069.4144.4+5.660%
Last 5 (5)76.875.0151.8+1.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)68.276.5144.7-8.418%
vs Similar (10)84.478.9163.3+5.580%
vs Weaker (9)69.957.9127.8+12.078%
This opponent (New Mexico) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
New MexicoUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Florida Gulf Coast
#224
W
75-59
75
59
+16
H14/12
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
88-65
88
65
+23
H21/12
NCAA
Boise State
#101
L
53-62
53
62
-9
A31/12
NCAA
Wyoming
#148
W
78-58
78
58
+20
H04/01
NCAA
Colorado State
#90
W
80-70
80
70
+10
A07/01
NCAA
Air Force
#371
W
91-49
91
49
+42
A10/01
NCAA
Grand Canyon
#95
W
87-64
87
64
+23
H14/01
NCAA
San Diego State
#70
L
79-83
79
83
-4
A18/01
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
W
83-74
83
74
+9
H22/01
NCAA
Nevada
#86
W
80-73
80
73
+7
H25/01
NCAA
1H
2H
28-25
47-34
41-28
47-37
19-21
34-41
34-31
44-27
39-30
41-40
45-22
46-27
38-33
49-31
35-48
44-35
36-23
47-51
36-35
44-38
145.1Avg total
79.4Scored
65.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)80.867.8148.6+13.080%
Season at home (14)83.167.0150.1+16.193%
Season away (6)75.369.7145.0+5.750%
Last 10 (10)79.465.7145.1+13.780%
Last 5 (5)84.068.6152.6+15.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (11)77.275.2152.4+2.045%
vs Weaker ◀ (19)79.264.9144.1+14.389%
This opponent (UNLV) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +2.7+2.71st half: +5.5+5.52nd half2nd half: +2.5+2.52nd half: +8.2+8.2
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +2.7+2.71st half: +5.5+5.52nd half2nd half: +2.5+2.52nd half: +8.2+8.2
UNLVNew Mexico
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
UNLVLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tennessee State
#51
W
33-29
33
29
+4
H14/12
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
L
39-41
39
41
-2
H21/12
NCAA
La Sierra
#545
W
49-19
49
19
+30
H30/12
NCAA
Air Force
#371
W
35-20
35
20
+15
H03/01
NCAA
Wyoming
#148
L
26-48
26
48
-22
A07/01
NCAA
Colorado State
#90
L
29-32
29
32
-3
A10/01
NCAA
Boise State
#101
W
40-39
40
39
+1
H14/01
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
40-31
40
31
+9
A17/01
NCAA
Utah State
#20
D
38-38
38
38
+0
A21/01
NCAA
San Diego State
#70
L
34-39
34
39
-5
H24/01
NCAA
69.9Avg total
36.3Scored
33.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.033.369.3+2.753%-
Last 30 at home (16)37.232.269.5+5.056%-
Last 30 away (14)34.534.569.0+0.050%-
Last 10 (10)36.333.669.9+2.750%-
Last 5 (5)36.235.872.0+0.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)33.436.269.5-2.818%-
vs Similar (10)39.838.378.1+1.560%-
vs Weaker (9)34.924.259.1+10.789%-
This opponent (New Mexico) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
New MexicoLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Florida Gulf Coast
#224
W
28-25
28
25
+3
H14/12
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
41-28
41
28
+13
H21/12
NCAA
Boise State
#101
L
19-21
19
21
-2
A31/12
NCAA
Wyoming
#148
W
34-31
34
31
+3
H04/01
NCAA
Colorado State
#90
W
39-30
39
30
+9
A07/01
NCAA
Air Force
#371
W
45-22
45
22
+23
A10/01
NCAA
Grand Canyon
#95
W
38-33
38
33
+5
H14/01
NCAA
San Diego State
#70
L
35-48
35
48
-13
A18/01
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
W
36-23
36
23
+13
H22/01
NCAA
Nevada
#86
W
36-35
36
35
+1
H25/01
NCAA
64.7Avg total
35.1Scored
29.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.932.067.9+3.870%-
Last 30 at home (19)36.631.267.8+5.484%-
Last 30 away (11)34.633.568.1+1.245%-
Last 10 (10)35.129.664.7+5.580%-
Last 5 (5)38.032.270.2+5.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (11)35.337.572.7-2.245%-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)36.228.965.1+7.384%-
This opponent (UNLV) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
7
UNLV wins
3
New Mexico wins
DateGameScore
08/03/25New Mexico v UNLV81-67
25/01/25UNLV v New Mexico73-75
11/02/24New Mexico v UNLV77-80
10/01/24UNLV v New Mexico83-73
08/01/23New Mexico v UNLV77-84
06/03/22New Mexico v UNLV76-67
12/01/22UNLV v New Mexico85-56
19/01/21UNLV v New Mexico53-46
16/01/21UNLV v New Mexico77-54
15/02/20New Mexico v UNLV73-78
UNLVlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/01/26HSan Diego State71-82
21/01/26AUtah State86-76
17/01/26ASan Jose State76-62
14/01/26HBoise State89-85 OT
10/01/26AColorado State62-70
07/01/26AWyoming66-98
03/01/26HAir Force67-39
30/12/25HLa Sierra89-47
21/12/25HFresno State84-72
14/12/25HTennessee State60-63
New Mexicolast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/01/26HNevada80-73
22/01/26HFresno State83-74
18/01/26ASan Diego State79-83
14/01/26HGrand Canyon87-64
10/01/26AAir Force91-49
07/01/26AColorado State80-70
04/01/26HWyoming78-58
31/12/25ABoise State53-62
21/12/25HSan Jose State88-65
14/12/25HFlorida Gulf Coast75-59

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UNLV
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWL53%
HomeWWWWL60%
AwayWLLWW44%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19109
Win %53%60%44%
Points / game78.983.473.9
Allowed / game76.773.080.8
Point differential+2.2+10.4-6.9
Avg total155.6156.4154.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%50%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)33% (3)100% (1)
Overtime %5%10%0%
New Mexico
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW80%
HomeWWWWW93%
AwayWLWWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20146
Win %80%93%50%
Points / game80.883.175.3
Allowed / game67.867.069.7
Point differential+12.9+16.1+5.7
Avg total148.6150.1145.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+55%64%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (1)50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Mountain West conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Utah State1916384%83.768.3+15.4
2 New Mexico2016480%80.867.8+12.9
3 San Diego State1914574%81.372.1+9.3
4 Nevada2115671%76.370.6+5.7
5 Grand Canyon2013765%74.068.2+5.8
6 Boise State2113862%78.572.1+6.4
7 Wyoming2012860%79.672.2+7.5
8 Colorado State2012860%77.870.9+7.0
9 UNLV1910953%78.976.7+2.2
10 Fresno State2091145%71.870.7+1.1
11 San Jose State2161529%69.776.3-6.7
12 Air Force2031715%61.377.2-15.8
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
UNLV223961
New Mexico414889
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