I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · January 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread EVAN -6.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money EVAN -300 / VAL +275
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual EVAN +3 153 Won
Massey EVAN -9.5 (-6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 140.8 (+12.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EVAN -6.3 (-3.3) 142.3 (+10.7) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EVAN -6.1 (-3.1) 142.4 (+10.6) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EVAN -6.1 (-3.1) 139.1 (+13.9) 75% ✓
Baseline ML EVAN -5.7 (-2.7) 138.9 (+14.1) 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 28, 2026 EVAN 80 – 79 VAL
Feb 7, 2026 VAL 70 – 63 EVAN
Feb 17, 2025 EVAN 79 – 69 VAL
Jan 25, 2025 EVAN 78 – 68 VAL
Feb 3, 2024 EVAN 63 – 62 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN VAL
Overall 17-18 7-25
Conference 6-14 3-17
Home 10-5 6-11
Away 4-11 1-13
Neutral 3-2 0-1
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 66.5
Avg Pts Against 74.0 76.0
Massey -1.4 (#190) -7.1 (#290)
Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#180) -1.21 (#281)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#208) -1.09 (#257)
RPI 0.516 (#148) 0.445 (#269)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN VAL
FG% 44.7% 39.7%
3PT% 33.7% 29.6%
REB / G 34.8 34.2
OREB / G 8.2 10.2
AST / TO 1.27 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 44.9%
TOV% 16.2% 17.4%
ORB% 22.8% 27.3%
FT Rate 20.4% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 17.9%
DRB% 74.3% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 20.2%

Game Analysis

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