In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread INST -14.5 Away covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money INST -1800 / EVAN +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +14 160 Won
Massey INST -14.0 (+0.0) — —
Massey Totals — 161.7 (-1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -13.5 (+0.5) 157.5 (+2.5) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -14.7 (-0.7) 157.5 (+2.5) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -12.6 (+1.4) 155.8 (+4.2) 87% ✓
Baseline ML INST -12.7 (+1.3) 156.1 (+3.9) 87% ✓

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 4, 2026 INST 84 – 63 EVAN
Jan 10, 2026 EVAN 72 – 69 INST
Feb 20, 2025 EVAN 79 – 74 INST
Jan 4, 2025 INST 66 – 62 EVAN
Feb 29, 2024 INST 85 – 67 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST EVAN
Overall 32-7 17-18
Conference 17-3 6-14
Home 16-1 10-5
Away 9-4 4-11
Neutral 7-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.7 69.6
Avg Pts Against 73.5 74.0
Massey 13.0 (#28) 3.5 (#113)
Bradley-Terry 2.14 (#34) 1.43 (#74)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.60 (#41) 1.62 (#80)
RPI 0.587 (#45) 0.574 (#66)
Shooting & Four Factors INST EVAN
FG% 51.4% 46.2%
3PT% 41.3% 31.7%
REB / G 33.9 36.0
OREB / G 7.0 8.2
AST / TO 1.44 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 61.2% 51.5%
TOV% 16.4% 14.4%
ORB% 23.1% 23.1%
FT Rate 28.3% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 18.2%
DRB% 71.9% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 18.3%

Game Analysis

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