But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · January 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -7.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money MUR -300 / ILST +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual ILST +2 120 Lost
Massey MUR -8.1 (-10.1)
Massey Totals 129.7 (-9.7)
Bradley-Terry 58%
Weighted B-T 69%
Efficiency Plus ML MUR -5.0 (-7.0) 129.5 (-9.5) 70%
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -5.2 (-7.2) 129.2 (-9.2) 69%
Baseline ML MUR -4.7 (-6.7) 129.3 (-9.3) 68%
Baseline Plus ML MUR -4.8 (-6.8) 131.4 (-11.4) 69%

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 19, 2026 ILST 7861 MUR
Jan 29, 2026 ILST 7065 MUR
Jan 3, 2025 ILST 7468 MUR
Dec 3, 2023 ILST 7672 MUR
Feb 16, 2023 MUR 7675 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR ILST
Overall 12-20 15-17
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 8-8 10-6
Away 4-9 4-8
Neutral 0-3 1-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 69.1 66.2
Avg Pts Against 70.3 68.0
Massey 1.4 (#143) -3.1 (#227)
Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#236) -0.27 (#200)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.18 (#185) -0.27 (#194)
RPI 0.475 (#218) 0.476 (#215)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR ILST
FG% 44.2% 40.6%
3PT% 32.2% 26.0%
REB / G 32.8 35.4
OREB / G 8.9 10.7
AST / TO 1.27 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 45.6%
TOV% 14.4% 17.2%
ORB% 25.7% 29.1%
FT Rate 21.7% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.4%
DRB% 74.2% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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