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Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · January 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -8.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money ILST -500 / VAL +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual VAL +9 109 Lost
Massey ILST -9.2 (-18.2) — —
Massey Totals — 127.8 (-18.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILST -6.8 (-15.8) 137.5 (-28.5) 74% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -6.4 (-15.4) 137.3 (-28.3) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -5.8 (-14.8) 135.0 (-26.0) 74% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -6.3 (-15.3) 135.9 (-26.9) 70% ✗

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 13, 2026 ILST 86 – 64 VAL
Jan 8, 2026 VAL 77 – 71 ILST
Feb 1, 2025 ILST 86 – 78 VAL
Mar 3, 2024 VAL 75 – 72 ILST
Feb 12, 2023 VAL 81 – 76 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST VAL
Overall 15-17 7-25
Conference 9-11 3-17
Home 10-6 6-11
Away 4-8 1-13
Neutral 1-3 0-1
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 66.2 66.5
Avg Pts Against 68.0 76.0
Massey -2.9 (#225) -8.0 (#298)
Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#199) -1.63 (#309)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.22 (#201) -1.56 (#288)
RPI 0.487 (#193) 0.432 (#294)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST VAL
FG% 41.3% 39.5%
3PT% 27.1% 29.5%
REB / G 35.9 34.1
OREB / G 11.3 10.6
AST / TO 0.90 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 44.8%
TOV% 18.4% 17.4%
ORB% 30.8% 27.9%
FT Rate 25.9% 19.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 18.3%
DRB% 74.5% 66.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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