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Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · February 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money SIU -213 / MUR +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +4 140 Won
Massey SIU -5.9 (-1.9) — —
Massey Totals — 135.7 (+4.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -5.3 (-1.3) 139.1 (+0.9) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -5.4 (-1.4) 135.7 (+4.3) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -5.0 (-1.0) 139.2 (+0.8) 71% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -5.2 (-1.2) 140.8 (-0.8) 73% ✓

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 7, 2026 MUR 91 – 81 SIU
Dec 30, 2025 MUR 84 – 81 SIU
Feb 20, 2025 MUR 62 – 60 SIU
Jan 23, 2025 MUR 74 – 64 SIU
Jan 27, 2024 SIU 60 – 58 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU MUR
Overall 19-13 12-20
Conference 11-9 9-11
Home 13-5 8-8
Away 5-6 4-9
Neutral 1-2 0-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L3 L3
Avg Pts For 72.2 69.1
Avg Pts Against 68.6 70.3
Massey 4.6 (#107) 2.1 (#135)
Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#125) -0.17 (#188)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.09 (#110) 0.27 (#154)
RPI 0.513 (#157) 0.506 (#168)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU MUR
FG% 45.6% 44.7%
3PT% 34.4% 32.2%
REB / G 32.6 32.4
OREB / G 8.3 9.0
AST / TO 1.25 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 50.6%
TOV% 17.0% 14.0%
ORB% 26.3% 25.9%
FT Rate 28.1% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 18.3%
DRB% 74.9% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 19.6%

Game Analysis

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