I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread INST -12.0 Home covered
O/U 165.5 Under
Money INST -700 / BEL +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +30 158 Won
Massey INST -13.9 (+16.1)
Massey Totals 168.0 (-10.0)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 87%
Efficiency Plus ML INST -12.1 (+17.9) 161.2 (-3.2) 84%
Baseline Tuned ML INST -10.8 (+19.2) 159.5 (-1.5) 86%
Baseline ML INST -11.7 (+18.3) 159.8 (-1.8) 84%
Baseline Plus ML INST -11.4 (+18.6) 161.1 (-3.1) 85%

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 22, 2026 BEL 8770 INST
Dec 30, 2025 INST 8180 BEL
Feb 22, 2025 BEL 7775 INST
Jan 11, 2025 BEL 8479 INST
Feb 1, 2024 INST 7872 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST BEL
Overall 32-7 20-13
Conference 17-3 12-8
Home 16-1 12-2
Away 9-4 6-9
Neutral 7-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.7 77.4
Avg Pts Against 73.5 76.1
Massey 12.1 (#34) 2.3 (#127)
Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#36) 1.20 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.54 (#41) 1.44 (#90)
RPI 0.593 (#43) 0.570 (#71)
Shooting & Four Factors INST BEL
FG% 50.5% 48.3%
3PT% 40.8% 37.3%
REB / G 34.7 33.0
OREB / G 6.9 7.2
AST / TO 1.34 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.6% 55.5%
TOV% 17.3% 18.1%
ORB% 22.9% 22.0%
FT Rate 29.1% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 17.2%
DRB% 73.8% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 19.0%

Game Analysis

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