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Ohio Valley Conference · Jack Stephens Center · January 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LR -8.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money LR -400 / EIU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total LR win
Actual EIU +2 178 Lost
Massey LR -5.9 (-7.9)
Massey Totals 149.7 (+28.3)
Bradley-Terry 81%
Weighted B-T 85%
Efficiency Plus ML LR -4.5 (-6.5) 143.8 (+34.2) 63%
Baseline Tuned ML LR -4.2 (-6.2) 144.3 (+33.7) 66%
Baseline ML LR -4.1 (-6.1) 145.2 (+32.8) 62%
Baseline Plus ML LR -4.7 (-6.7) 147.9 (+30.1) 63%

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 14, 2026 EIU 7872 LR
Jan 16, 2026 LR 7463 EIU
Feb 28, 2025 EIU 7160 LR
Jan 27, 2025 EIU 5654 LR
Feb 3, 2024 LR 7147 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LR EIU
Overall 21-13 14-18
Conference 14-4 8-10
Home 14-4 9-6
Away 6-6 4-11
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 77.3 65.3
Avg Pts Against 72.5 70.4
Massey -5.5 (#271) -7.0 (#287)
Bradley-Terry -1.11 (#273) -1.72 (#309)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.34 (#272) -2.14 (#307)
RPI 0.408 (#324) 0.435 (#285)
Shooting & Four Factors LR EIU
FG% 44.5% 38.8%
3PT% 31.2% 31.8%
REB / G 36.4 35.9
OREB / G 12.5 12.1
AST / TO 1.17 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 43.4%
TOV% 16.3% 18.3%
ORB% 32.7% 30.6%
FT Rate 27.7% 17.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 18.1%
DRB% 67.4% 76.5%
Opp FT Rate 31.3% 30.5%

Game Analysis

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