They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · December 30, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -1.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money MUR +100 / SIU +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual SIU +6 120 Lost
Massey MUR -0.2 (-6.2) — —
Massey Totals — 130.8 (-10.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MUR -0.5 (-6.5) 134.3 (-14.3) 56% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -3.1 (-9.1) 136.2 (-16.2) 65% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -0.5 (-6.5) 134.9 (-14.9) 54% ✗
Baseline ML SIU -0.1 (-5.9) 135.4 (-15.4) 50% ✗

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 7, 2026 MUR 91 – 81 SIU
Dec 30, 2025 MUR 84 – 81 SIU
Feb 20, 2025 MUR 62 – 60 SIU
Jan 23, 2025 MUR 74 – 64 SIU
Feb 22, 2024 SIU 72 – 68 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR SIU
Overall 17-15 23-10
Conference 11-9 14-6
Home 11-2 13-2
Away 3-11 8-6
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.8 65.0
Avg Pts Against 72.6 61.7
Massey -1.6 (#204) 2.9 (#124)
Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#165) 0.81 (#107)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.12 (#169) 0.47 (#139)
RPI 0.498 (#181) 0.523 (#137)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR SIU
FG% 43.8% 45.3%
3PT% 29.3% 32.5%
REB / G 37.4 32.4
OREB / G 9.9 6.5
AST / TO 0.99 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 53.6%
TOV% 17.9% 21.8%
ORB% 28.2% 21.7%
FT Rate 25.2% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 19.4%
DRB% 70.2% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 18.2%

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