You have to let that raga drop. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MUR -3.4 (+13.4) 150.3 (+7.7) 36% ✗
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% ✗

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 74 – 72 INST
Jan 17, 2026 MUR 85 – 81 INST
Feb 26, 2025 MUR 85 – 75 INST
Mar 3, 2024 INST 89 – 77 MUR
Jan 21, 2024 INST 72 – 63 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%

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