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Indiana State Sycamores
94 – 72
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Northern Iowa Panthers
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread INST -7.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money INST -350 / UNI +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +22 166 Won
Massey INST -8.1 (+13.9) — —
Massey Totals — 153.0 (+13.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -5.6 (+16.4) 147.4 (+18.6) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -6.9 (+15.1) 146.7 (+19.3) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -6.3 (+15.7) 147.1 (+18.9) 75% ✓
Baseline ML INST -6.0 (+16.0) 145.7 (+20.3) 70% ✓

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 19, 2026 UNI 81 – 60 INST
Jan 2, 2026 UNI 75 – 66 INST
Feb 12, 2025 UNI 88 – 73 INST
Jan 25, 2025 UNI 74 – 56 INST
Jan 7, 2024 INST 77 – 66 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST UNI
Overall 32-7 19-14
Conference 17-3 12-8
Home 16-1 11-3
Away 9-4 6-8
Neutral 7-2 2-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.7 72.7
Avg Pts Against 73.5 71.8
Massey 12.3 (#36) 4.2 (#107)
Bradley-Terry 2.24 (#26) 0.95 (#103)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.53 (#32) 1.16 (#103)
RPI 0.586 (#39) 0.556 (#79)
Shooting & Four Factors INST UNI
FG% 50.1% 45.5%
3PT% 38.2% 34.1%
REB / G 35.7 33.7
OREB / G 7.2 8.1
AST / TO 1.44 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.6% 51.7%
TOV% 16.8% 15.4%
ORB% 23.5% 24.2%
FT Rate 26.7% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 16.7%
DRB% 76.4% 77.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 23.8%

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