Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · January 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -2.5 Away covered
O/U 122.5 Under
Money MOST -150 / SIU +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual SIU +4 118 Lost
Massey MOST -3.5 (-7.5) — —
Massey Totals — 116.8 (+1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -3.3 (-7.3) 126.9 (-8.9) 63% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -1.2 (-5.2) 124.9 (-6.9) 56% ✗
Baseline ML MOST -1.7 (-5.7) 127.3 (-9.3) 54% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MOST -2.2 (-6.2) 126.0 (-8.0) 55% ✗

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 16, 2025 SIU 73 – 51 MOST
Jan 12, 2025 SIU 88 – 78 MOST
Feb 1, 2024 MOST 76 – 75 SIU
Mar 4, 2023 SIU 54 – 51 MOST
Feb 5, 2023 SIU 73 – 53 MOST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MOST SIU
Overall 17-15 23-10
Conference 12-8 14-6
Home 10-4 13-2
Away 5-8 8-6
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.0 65.0
Avg Pts Against 63.7 61.7
Massey 3.0 (#124) 3.2 (#121)
Bradley-Terry 0.35 (#141) 1.06 (#84)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.35 (#147) 0.91 (#107)
RPI 0.533 (#117) 0.554 (#87)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST SIU
FG% 43.0% 44.7%
3PT% 33.6% 29.8%
REB / G 34.0 32.1
OREB / G 10.8 6.6
AST / TO 0.89 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 51.9%
TOV% 19.7% 19.8%
ORB% 31.5% 21.5%
FT Rate 17.3% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 20.2%
DRB% 73.1% 74.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 18.5%

Game Analysis

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