The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · December 19, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -2.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money INST +125 / MUR -145
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +10 158 Won
Massey MUR -2.9 (+12.9)
Massey Totals 157.9 (+0.1)
Bradley-Terry 51%
Weighted B-T 18%
Efficiency Plus ML MUR -0.1 (+10.1) 150.6 (+7.4) 49%
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -2.0 (+12.0) 151.1 (+6.9) 44%
Baseline ML MUR -3.0 (+13.0) 151.0 (+7.0) 38%
Baseline Plus ML MUR -3.4 (+13.4) 150.3 (+7.7) 36%

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 13, 2026 MUR 7472 INST
Jan 17, 2026 MUR 8581 INST
Feb 26, 2025 MUR 8575 INST
Mar 3, 2024 INST 8977 MUR
Jan 21, 2024 INST 7263 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST MUR
Overall 14-18 16-17
Conference 8-12 9-11
Home 8-6 8-5
Away 4-9 5-8
Neutral 2-3 3-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.0 70.6
Avg Pts Against 81.5 70.2
Massey -2.7 (#206) 4.4 (#99)
Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#202) 0.41 (#140)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.88 (#228) 1.47 (#94)
RPI 0.445 (#273) 0.507 (#156)
Shooting & Four Factors INST MUR
FG% 48.6% 46.5%
3PT% 37.5% 37.7%
REB / G 35.4 36.4
OREB / G 8.8 9.0
AST / TO 1.07 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.4% 53.3%
TOV% 21.2% 17.3%
ORB% 26.1% 27.1%
FT Rate 21.0% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 15.0%
DRB% 71.9% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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