So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Murray State Racers
85 – 73
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · January 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -3.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money MUR -163 / UIC +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +12 158 Won
Massey UIC -2.9 (+14.9) — —
Massey Totals — 138.6 (+19.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 21% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIC -1.0 (+13.0) 136.8 (+21.2) 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIC -3.0 (+15.0) 137.3 (+20.7) 39% ✗
Baseline ML UIC -3.3 (+15.3) 137.3 (+20.7) 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UIC -3.1 (+15.1) 139.6 (+18.4) 46% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 UIC 92 – 79 MUR
Feb 4, 2026 MUR 81 – 74 UIC
Jan 2, 2026 MUR 81 – 77 UIC
Feb 12, 2025 MUR 63 – 53 UIC
Jan 16, 2025 UIC 97 – 93 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR UIC
Overall 12-20 12-21
Conference 9-11 4-16
Home 8-8 6-9
Away 4-9 3-10
Neutral 0-3 3-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 69.1 69.4
Avg Pts Against 70.3 72.3
Massey -4.4 (#252) 3.1 (#121)
Bradley-Terry -1.63 (#307) -0.31 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.78 (#294) 0.61 (#136)
RPI 0.412 (#319) 0.496 (#174)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR UIC
FG% 42.1% 44.4%
3PT% 30.7% 36.6%
REB / G 32.9 35.6
OREB / G 10.0 8.9
AST / TO 1.31 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.1% 51.7%
TOV% 13.7% 18.9%
ORB% 27.5% 26.2%
FT Rate 23.9% 16.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 43.1%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 17.7%
DRB% 72.2% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 24.1%

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