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Missouri State Bears
62 – 86
FINAL Conference
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · February 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -2.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money MOST +115 / BRAD -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual BRAD +24 148 Lost
Massey BRAD -3.4 (-20.6) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (+3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -3.0 (-21.0) 145.4 (+2.6) 43% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -1.9 (-22.1) 145.0 (+3.0) 44% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -2.4 (-21.6) 146.0 (+2.0) 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -2.1 (-21.9) 146.4 (+1.6) 45% ✓

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 5, 2025 BRAD 69 – 60 MOST
Jan 6, 2024 BRAD 86 – 60 MOST
Feb 16, 2023 BRAD 64 – 54 MOST
Dec 4, 2022 BRAD 58 – 40 MOST
Feb 24, 2022 MOST 83 – 67 BRAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MOST BRAD
Overall 17-16 23-12
Conference 8-12 13-7
Home 9-5 14-3
Away 4-10 6-7
Neutral 4-1 3-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 74.2
Avg Pts Against 71.3 67.7
Massey 1.4 (#146) 8.1 (#73)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#134) 1.25 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.51 (#138) 1.47 (#91)
RPI 0.512 (#159) 0.584 (#42)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST BRAD
FG% 44.1% 47.9%
3PT% 31.6% 37.3%
REB / G 39.2 34.3
OREB / G 10.1 9.4
AST / TO 1.01 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 55.8%
TOV% 17.3% 18.6%
ORB% 28.8% 29.2%
FT Rate 22.7% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 13.1% 19.0%
DRB% 75.1% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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