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Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VAL -2.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money EVAN +130 / VAL -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual VAL +7 145 Lost
Massey EVAN -1.6 (-8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 136.4 (+8.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Plus ML EVAN -0.4 (-7.4) 140.1 (+4.9) 42% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAL -0.8 (-6.2) 138.4 (+6.6) 42% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EVAN -0.8 (-7.8) 137.5 (+7.5) 50% ✗
Baseline ML EVAN -0.1 (-7.1) 138.3 (+6.7) 39% ✓

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 28, 2026 EVAN 80 – 79 VAL
Feb 7, 2026 VAL 70 – 63 EVAN
Feb 17, 2025 EVAN 79 – 69 VAL
Jan 25, 2025 EVAN 78 – 68 VAL
Feb 3, 2024 EVAN 63 – 62 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN VAL
Overall 5-27 11-21
Conference 1-19 5-15
Home 3-10 8-7
Away 1-14 2-12
Neutral 1-3 1-2
Last 5 0-5 0-5
Streak L6 L5
Avg Pts For 62.4 68.1
Avg Pts Against 76.0 74.0
Massey -11.5 (#343) -9.1 (#322)
Bradley-Terry -1.60 (#313) -1.59 (#311)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.13 (#320) -2.08 (#316)
RPI 0.417 (#315) 0.399 (#332)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN VAL
FG% 38.9% 42.8%
3PT% 30.8% 28.4%
REB / G 32.7 33.4
OREB / G 8.5 8.3
AST / TO 0.78 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.0% 47.7%
TOV% 18.2% 18.9%
ORB% 22.5% 23.4%
FT Rate 19.9% 18.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.1% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 16.0%
DRB% 75.3% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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