I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Valparaiso Beacons
63 62
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Indiana State Sycamores
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VAL -2.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money VAL -142 / INST +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual VAL +1 125 Won
Massey VAL -2.4 (-1.4)
Massey Totals 144.4 (-19.4)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 80%
Efficiency Plus ML VAL -3.1 (-2.1) 141.4 (-16.4) 71%
Baseline Tuned ML VAL -3.4 (-2.4) 139.3 (-14.3) 68%
Baseline ML VAL -4.0 (-3.0) 141.0 (-16.0) 69%
Baseline Plus ML VAL -3.9 (-2.9) 140.5 (-15.5) 68%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 15, 2026 VAL 7675 INST
Jan 31, 2026 VAL 7672 INST
Feb 6, 2025 INST 8062 VAL
Jan 9, 2025 VAL 9895 INST
Feb 22, 2024 INST 8364 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL INST
Overall 18-15 11-21
Conference 11-9 4-16
Home 13-4 8-7
Away 4-10 3-12
Neutral 1-1 0-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 71.7
Avg Pts Against 71.9 75.1
Massey 0.3 (#159) -2.2 (#201)
Bradley-Terry 0.05 (#158) -1.07 (#261)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#154) -1.24 (#257)
RPI 0.489 (#212) 0.443 (#299)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL INST
FG% 41.5% 45.7%
3PT% 33.8% 31.6%
REB / G 35.9 34.0
OREB / G 11.8 8.8
AST / TO 1.10 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 52.8%
TOV% 15.5% 19.3%
ORB% 32.3% 25.8%
FT Rate 27.8% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 14.9%
DRB% 69.9% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 19.9%

Game Analysis

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