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Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · January 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -9.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money VAL +400 / SIU -450
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual SIU +9 145 Lost
Massey SIU -11.3 (+2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 130.6 (+14.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 15% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 9% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -10.2 (+1.2) 133.1 (+11.9) 16% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -11.3 (+2.3) 131.9 (+13.1) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -11.9 (+2.9) 133.1 (+11.9) 14% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -10.3 (+1.3) 134.6 (+10.4) 14% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 22, 2026 VAL 69 – 63 SIU
Jan 1, 2026 SIU 75 – 70 VAL
Feb 23, 2025 VAL 83 – 79 SIU
Jan 29, 2025 SIU 79 – 75 VAL
Jan 25, 2024 SIU 75 – 69 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL SIU
Overall 7-25 19-13
Conference 3-17 11-9
Home 6-11 13-5
Away 1-13 5-6
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 0-5 5-0
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 66.5 72.2
Avg Pts Against 76.0 68.6
Massey -8.6 (#308) 6.9 (#81)
Bradley-Terry -1.71 (#313) 0.82 (#110)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.75 (#299) 1.47 (#90)
RPI 0.422 (#305) 0.535 (#118)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL SIU
FG% 38.9% 47.0%
3PT% 29.4% 38.2%
REB / G 34.6 32.4
OREB / G 10.9 8.0
AST / TO 0.99 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.2% 54.7%
TOV% 17.3% 16.5%
ORB% 28.2% 26.6%
FT Rate 18.7% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 17.1%
DRB% 66.5% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 22.8%

Game Analysis

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