I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 13, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -3.5 Home covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money INST +150 / MUR -180
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual MUR +2 146 Lost
Massey MUR -5.0 (+3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 168.8 (-22.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 21% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 18% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -3.9 (+1.9) 158.8 (-12.8) 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -3.6 (+1.6) 158.1 (-12.1) 39% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -3.3 (+1.3) 157.9 (-11.9) 32% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -3.9 (+1.9) 156.8 (-10.8) 37% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 MUR 85 – 81 INST
Feb 26, 2025 MUR 85 – 75 INST
Dec 19, 2024 INST 84 – 74 MUR
Mar 3, 2024 INST 89 – 77 MUR
Jan 21, 2024 INST 72 – 63 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST MUR
Overall 11-21 20-13
Conference 4-16 12-8
Home 8-7 12-3
Away 3-12 5-7
Neutral 0-2 3-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 71.7 83.1
Avg Pts Against 75.1 80.2
Massey -2.5 (#208) 5.5 (#99)
Bradley-Terry -1.03 (#256) 0.80 (#96)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#256) 0.85 (#105)
RPI 0.452 (#263) 0.542 (#86)
Shooting & Four Factors INST MUR
FG% 45.6% 47.0%
3PT% 30.8% 34.8%
REB / G 34.4 37.3
OREB / G 8.7 11.8
AST / TO 1.31 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 54.9%
TOV% 18.9% 16.5%
ORB% 25.2% 33.4%
FT Rate 19.7% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 15.5%
DRB% 68.4% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 23.0%

Game Analysis

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