But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML INST -17.6 (-30.6) 143.0 (+4.0) 87%

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 9489 ILST
Dec 21, 2025 ILST 8565 INST
Feb 15, 2025 INST 8576 ILST
Jan 22, 2025 ILST 8581 INST
Feb 18, 2023 INST 8064 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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