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Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -12.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money MUR -1000 / VAL +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +12 148 Won
Massey MUR -12.9 (-0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 138.7 (+9.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -12.2 (-0.2) 144.8 (+3.2) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -10.1 (+1.9) 142.7 (+5.3) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -11.1 (+0.9) 142.2 (+5.8) 87% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -12.0 (-0.0) 144.3 (+3.7) 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 10, 2026 MUR 92 – 79 VAL
Dec 21, 2025 MUR 85 – 79 VAL
Feb 8, 2025 MUR 74 – 56 VAL
Jan 11, 2025 MUR 58 – 47 VAL
Mar 3, 2023 MUR 78 – 50 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR VAL
Overall 12-20 7-25
Conference 9-11 3-17
Home 8-8 6-11
Away 4-9 1-13
Neutral 0-3 0-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 69.1 66.5
Avg Pts Against 70.3 76.0
Massey 2.2 (#135) -7.4 (#294)
Bradley-Terry -0.22 (#192) -1.47 (#305)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.23 (#153) -1.39 (#288)
RPI 0.503 (#171) 0.436 (#298)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR VAL
FG% 45.0% 40.4%
3PT% 32.4% 32.1%
REB / G 32.2 32.6
OREB / G 8.9 9.8
AST / TO 1.25 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 46.1%
TOV% 14.3% 15.8%
ORB% 25.9% 25.6%
FT Rate 20.8% 17.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 17.6%
DRB% 73.9% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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