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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% ✓
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% ✓
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% ✓

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 66 – 64 MOST
Jan 2, 2025 VAL 73 – 72 MOST
Feb 17, 2024 MOST 82 – 74 VAL
Feb 2, 2023 MOST 76 – 67 VAL
Mar 5, 2022 MOST 67 – 58 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%

Game Analysis

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