NM Highlands at UTEP Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
UTEP by 23.28
TOTAL POINTS
147
UPDATED
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (D1, D2, D3)
NM Highlands
UTEP 
|
75
C
|
Overall |
73
C-
|
|
76
C
|
Power |
75
C
|
|
82
B-
|
Offensive |
69
D+
|
|
74
C
|
Defensive |
83
B-
|
|
74
C
|
SoS (Current) |
86
B
|
|
74
C
|
SoS (Full Season) |
86
B
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
NM HighlandsD2
UTEPD1
| 181 #616 overall |
Overall | 246 #286 overall |
| 174 #542 overall |
Power | 226 #229 overall |
| 128 #493 overall |
Offensive | 285 #325 overall |
| 192 #587 overall |
Defensive | 150 #150 overall |
| 190 #556 overall |
SoS (Current) | 121 #121 overall |
| 190 #556 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 121 #121 overall |
UTEPD1 #24695%NM HighlandsD2 #1815%Pre (Oct 27), 2026-27: UTEP 95%, NM Highlands 5% at UTEP.
UTEP's win probability against NM Highlands has held at 90% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
UTEP's win probability against NM Highlands has held at 93% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
UTEP's win probability against NM Highlands has held at 95% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
UTEP favored
NM Highlands favored
Even, 50%
Drag across the chart
Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At NM Highlands | Neutral | At UTEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 91% | 94% | 96% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 89% | 92% | 95% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 89% | 93% | 95% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 89% | 93% | 95% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 89% | 93% | 95% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 89% | 93% | 95% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 89% | 93% | 95% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 89% | 93% | 95% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 90% | 93% | 95% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
NM Highlands
UTEP
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
13-22 (37.1%) |
Overall |
11-20 (35.5%) |
|
8-5 (61.5%) |
Home |
9-7 (56.3%) |
|
5-14 (26.3%) |
Away |
2-11 (15.4%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
3-16 (15.8%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-13 (27.8%) |
|
10-6 (62.5%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
6-7 (46.2%) |
|
5-5 (50%) |
Last 10 Games |
4-6 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
NM Highlands
UTEP
| #376 CSU-Pueblo | Best Win | #126 N Dakota St |
| #750 Metro St | Worst Loss | #515 Norfolk St |
| 53 pts vs #757 Western St CO | Largest MOV | 42 pts vs #677 Permian Basin |
| 50 pts vs #55 New Mexico | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #158 WKU |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
NM Highlands
UTEP
| 76.5 | Points per Game | 69.3 |
| 79.7 | Points Against | 72.4 |
| 84.5 | Home PPG | 74.8 |
| 77.5 | Home PA | 70.3 |
| 72.7 | Away PPG | 63.9 |
| 81.7 | Away PA | 74.6 |
| 553-493 | Opponent Record | 545-434 |
| 494.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 219.9 |
| L 10 | Longest Streak | L 5 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
NM Highlands
UTEP
| Mar 3 | at CO Mesa (21-11) | L90-91 | Mar 7 | vs Jacksonville St (13-17) | L61-64 |
| Feb 28 | at Col Springs (14-15) | W86-84 | Mar 5 | vs Kennesaw (20-14) | W78-71 |
| Feb 26 | at Colorado Chr (10-17) | L67-75 | Feb 28 | at WKU (16-14) | L65-97 |
| Feb 21 | vs Black Hills St (29-5) | L77-85 | Feb 26 | at MTSU (15-15) | L67-77 |
| Feb 19 | vs SD Mines (8-19) | W85-68 | Feb 21 | at New Mexico St (15-16) | L63-67 |
| Feb 14 | at CO Mesa (21-11) | L80-85 | Feb 14 | vs Liberty (23-8) | L64-73 |
| Feb 12 | at Westminster UT (10-18) | W91-84 | Feb 11 | at Jacksonville St (13-17) | W69-64 |
| Feb 7 | vs Ft Lewis (18-11) | W93-88 | Feb 7 | vs New Mexico St (15-16) | W91-88 |
| Feb 3 | at Adams St (18-12) | L79-92 | Feb 4 | at Sam Houston St (21-12) | L66-70 |
| Jan 31 | vs Regis CO (2-24) | W98-51 | Jan 31 | vs Delaware (10-21) | W70-55 |