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Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VAL -1.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money VAL -133 / EVAN +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual EVAN +1 125 Lost
Massey VAL -0.0 (-1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 143.2 (-18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 26% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VAL -0.1 (-1.1) 142.9 (-17.9) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAL -0.8 (-1.8) 141.2 (-16.2) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML EVAN -0.5 (-0.5) 140.3 (-15.3) 46% ✓
Baseline ML EVAN -0.7 (-0.3) 141.1 (-16.1) 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 28, 2026 EVAN 80 – 79 VAL
Feb 7, 2026 VAL 70 – 63 EVAN
Feb 17, 2025 EVAN 79 – 69 VAL
Jan 25, 2025 EVAN 78 – 68 VAL
Jan 18, 2024 EVAN 78 – 75 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL EVAN
Overall 7-25 17-18
Conference 3-17 6-14
Home 6-11 10-5
Away 1-13 4-11
Neutral 0-1 3-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.5 69.6
Avg Pts Against 76.0 74.0
Massey -5.8 (#275) -2.3 (#205)
Bradley-Terry -1.31 (#292) 0.38 (#141)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.21 (#273) 0.15 (#162)
RPI 0.443 (#281) 0.524 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL EVAN
FG% 40.4% 44.8%
3PT% 32.1% 33.7%
REB / G 34.1 33.8
OREB / G 9.8 7.6
AST / TO 1.06 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.1% 50.4%
TOV% 16.3% 16.9%
ORB% 26.2% 21.9%
FT Rate 19.8% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 17.7%
DRB% 68.2% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 19.7%

Game Analysis

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