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Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · January 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money SIU -1400 / VAL +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +6 144 Won
Massey SIU -15.4 (-9.4) — —
Massey Totals — 132.3 (+11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -11.3 (-5.3) 134.4 (+9.6) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -12.5 (-6.5) 134.5 (+9.5) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -11.1 (-5.1) 133.9 (+10.1) 86% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -11.4 (-5.4) 134.2 (+9.8) 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

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 11, 2024 SIU 77 – 68 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU VAL
Overall 19-13 7-25
Conference 11-9 3-17
Home 13-5 6-11
Away 5-6 1-13
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 66.5
Avg Pts Against 68.6 76.0
Massey 5.5 (#96) -6.2 (#279)
Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#137) -1.17 (#281)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.92 (#116) -1.02 (#254)
RPI 0.511 (#151) 0.449 (#267)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU VAL
FG% 46.2% 40.3%
3PT% 36.7% 31.0%
REB / G 32.1 34.6
OREB / G 7.9 10.5
AST / TO 1.35 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 45.8%
TOV% 16.7% 17.2%
ORB% 26.2% 28.3%
FT Rate 28.4% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 17.4%
DRB% 72.1% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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