Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money VAL +163 / MOST -213
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual MOST +11 151 Lost
Massey MOST -2.8 (-8.2)
Massey Totals 137.0 (+14.0)
Bradley-Terry 31%
Weighted B-T 35%
Baseline ML MOST -1.9 (-9.1) 139.6 (+11.4) 43%
Baseline Plus ML MOST -1.8 (-9.2) 140.3 (+10.7) 46%
Efficiency Plus ML MOST -3.8 (-7.2) 139.2 (+11.8) 37%
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -1.6 (-9.4) 137.9 (+13.1) 45%

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 20, 2025 VAL 6664 MOST
Jan 2, 2025 VAL 7372 MOST
Feb 17, 2024 MOST 8274 VAL
Feb 2, 2023 MOST 7667 VAL
Mar 5, 2022 MOST 6758 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL MOST
Overall 7-25 17-16
Conference 3-17 8-12
Home 6-11 9-5
Away 1-13 4-10
Neutral 0-1 4-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.5 71.2
Avg Pts Against 76.0 71.3
Massey -5.9 (#275) 0.6 (#156)
Bradley-Terry -1.22 (#287) 0.25 (#154)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.06 (#259) 0.33 (#151)
RPI 0.443 (#278) 0.504 (#169)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL MOST
FG% 40.5% 43.0%
3PT% 31.4% 31.7%
REB / G 34.4 38.9
OREB / G 10.4 10.0
AST / TO 1.02 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.0% 49.7%
TOV% 17.1% 17.9%
ORB% 28.0% 28.7%
FT Rate 19.8% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 13.6%
DRB% 68.1% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 18.5%

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