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 · Hulman Center · January 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread INST -1.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money INST -138 / BRAD +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual BRAD +11 145 Lost
Massey INST -0.8 (-11.8) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (+5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✗
Baseline Plus ML INST -0.7 (-11.7) 137.8 (+7.2) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -0.4 (-10.6) 136.3 (+8.7) 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -0.8 (-11.8) 137.3 (+7.7) 56% ✗
Baseline ML INST -1.6 (-12.6) 137.8 (+7.2) 51% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 22, 2026 BRAD 75 – 68 INST
Dec 19, 2025 BRAD 108 – 99 INST
Jan 16, 2025 BRAD 118 – 65 INST
Jan 2, 2025 BRAD 90 – 89 INST
Jan 27, 2024 INST 95 – 86 BRAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST BRAD
Overall 23-13 25-10
Conference 13-7 16-4
Home 11-4 15-1
Away 7-6 8-6
Neutral 5-3 2-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.6 70.0
Avg Pts Against 69.7 62.8
Massey 4.7 (#102) 7.7 (#74)
Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#134) 0.73 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.52 (#133) 0.81 (#112)
RPI 0.513 (#150) 0.542 (#105)
Shooting & Four Factors INST BRAD
FG% 48.0% 45.3%
3PT% 33.5% 35.3%
REB / G 34.0 35.6
OREB / G 7.1 9.8
AST / TO 1.20 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 52.8%
TOV% 17.9% 19.6%
ORB% 22.3% 29.4%
FT Rate 21.8% 16.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 45.5%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 20.8%
DRB% 75.4% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 23.0%

Game Analysis

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