I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread INST -17.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money INST -4000 / ILST +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual ILST +13 147 Lost
Massey INST -19.8 (-32.8) — —
Massey Totals — 142.8 (+4.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✗
Baseline Plus ML INST -17.6 (-30.6) 143.0 (+4.0) 87% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -16.7 (-29.7) 142.1 (+4.9) 88% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML INST -16.5 (-29.5) 141.4 (+5.6) 89% ✗
Baseline ML INST -17.3 (-30.3) 141.1 (+5.9) 89% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 15, 2026 INST 94 – 89 ILST
Dec 21, 2025 ILST 85 – 65 INST
Feb 15, 2025 INST 85 – 76 ILST
Jan 22, 2025 ILST 85 – 81 INST
Feb 18, 2023 INST 80 – 64 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST ILST
Overall 32-7 15-17
Conference 17-3 9-11
Home 16-1 10-6
Away 9-4 4-8
Neutral 7-2 1-3
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 84.7 66.2
Avg Pts Against 73.5 68.0
Massey 13.7 (#22) -2.7 (#210)
Bradley-Terry 2.78 (#9) -0.39 (#209)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.10 (#15) -0.42 (#208)
RPI 0.606 (#26) 0.473 (#223)
Shooting & Four Factors INST ILST
FG% 50.6% 41.1%
3PT% 39.2% 27.5%
REB / G 36.0 34.5
OREB / G 7.2 10.3
AST / TO 1.43 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.5% 46.3%
TOV% 16.7% 17.6%
ORB% 23.5% 29.1%
FT Rate 27.3% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 17.4%
DRB% 76.0% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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