I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -3.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money MUR -167 / SIU +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual SIU +2 118 Lost
Massey MUR -0.2 (-2.2) — —
Massey Totals — 136.2 (-18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 44% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -0.2 (-2.2) 135.5 (-17.5) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -0.5 (-1.5) 131.8 (-13.8) 45% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -0.5 (-2.5) 134.7 (-16.7) 51% ✗
Baseline ML MUR -0.0 (-2.0) 134.9 (-16.9) 48% ✓

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 7, 2026 MUR 91 – 81 SIU
Dec 30, 2025 MUR 84 – 81 SIU
Feb 20, 2025 MUR 62 – 60 SIU
Jan 23, 2025 MUR 74 – 64 SIU
Feb 22, 2024 SIU 72 – 68 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR SIU
Overall 12-20 19-13
Conference 9-11 11-9
Home 8-8 13-5
Away 4-9 5-6
Neutral 0-3 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L3
Avg Pts For 69.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 70.3 68.6
Massey 1.5 (#146) 4.9 (#100)
Bradley-Terry -0.45 (#220) 0.39 (#140)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.09 (#179) 0.90 (#116)
RPI 0.479 (#211) 0.511 (#152)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR SIU
FG% 44.0% 46.2%
3PT% 31.7% 36.5%
REB / G 33.4 32.4
OREB / G 9.4 8.0
AST / TO 1.29 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 53.7%
TOV% 14.3% 16.6%
ORB% 26.6% 26.4%
FT Rate 22.0% 28.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.4% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 16.4%
DRB% 74.3% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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