I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread INST -3.0 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money UNI +126 / INST -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual INST +11 143 Lost
Massey INST -4.5 (-6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 162.1 (-19.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 29% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -3.4 (-7.6) 156.3 (-13.3) 33% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -3.5 (-7.5) 154.5 (-11.5) 39% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -2.9 (-8.1) 156.5 (-13.5) 38% ✓
Baseline ML INST -2.3 (-8.7) 156.8 (-13.8) 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

Feb 19, 2026 UNI 81 – 60 INST
Jan 2, 2026 UNI 75 – 66 INST
Feb 12, 2025 UNI 88 – 73 INST
Jan 25, 2025 UNI 74 – 56 INST
Mar 9, 2024 INST 94 – 72 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI INST
Overall 19-14 32-7
Conference 12-8 17-3
Home 11-3 16-1
Away 6-8 9-4
Neutral 2-3 7-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 84.7
Avg Pts Against 71.8 73.5
Massey 3.7 (#114) 12.4 (#32)
Bradley-Terry 0.43 (#142) 2.13 (#35)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.64 (#134) 2.52 (#45)
RPI 0.520 (#140) 0.593 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI INST
FG% 47.2% 51.2%
3PT% 36.3% 40.8%
REB / G 34.1 34.4
OREB / G 8.5 7.2
AST / TO 1.17 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 60.9%
TOV% 16.6% 16.8%
ORB% 25.5% 23.5%
FT Rate 22.8% 28.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 18.7%
DRB% 77.4% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 28.0% 19.3%

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