And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · December 29, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -2.5 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Over
Money UNI -138 / MOST +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual MOST +12 146 Lost
Massey MOST -0.2 (-11.8) — —
Massey Totals — 125.2 (+20.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -0.1 (-11.9) 127.4 (+18.6) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -0.6 (-12.6) 130.6 (+15.4) 50% ✓
Baseline ML UNI -0.2 (-12.2) 131.4 (+14.6) 48% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MOST -0.7 (-11.3) 130.2 (+15.8) 47% ✓

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 6, 2025 UNI 66 – 61 MOST
Jan 22, 2025 UNI 79 – 68 MOST
Feb 8, 2024 UNI 72 – 65 MOST
Jan 4, 2024 UNI 64 – 62 MOST
Feb 18, 2023 UNI 69 – 66 MOST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI MOST
Overall 14-18 17-15
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 8-8 10-4
Away 4-7 5-8
Neutral 2-3 2-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.0 65.0
Avg Pts Against 70.6 63.7
Massey -1.9 (#211) 3.1 (#118)
Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#295) -0.32 (#208)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.84 (#240) 0.05 (#174)
RPI 0.433 (#293) 0.485 (#204)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI MOST
FG% 44.0% 42.4%
3PT% 32.9% 31.7%
REB / G 33.1 33.8
OREB / G 8.8 10.5
AST / TO 0.85 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 49.4%
TOV% 19.3% 18.3%
ORB% 26.1% 30.1%
FT Rate 21.8% 15.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 19.9%
DRB% 73.2% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 15.3% 21.5%

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