Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · January 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money SIU -333 / MUR +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +4 132 Won
Massey SIU -7.7 (-3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 127.9 (+4.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -5.1 (-1.1) 132.1 (-0.1) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -4.6 (-0.6) 131.5 (+0.5) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -4.9 (-0.9) 131.8 (+0.2) 73% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -5.9 (-1.9) 131.9 (+0.1) 75% ✓

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 SIU MUR
Overall 23-10 17-15
Conference 14-6 11-9
Home 13-2 11-2
Away 8-6 3-11
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.0 69.8
Avg Pts Against 61.7 72.6
Massey 3.4 (#119) -0.6 (#187)
Bradley-Terry 1.25 (#75) 0.12 (#166)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.08 (#100) 0.16 (#164)
RPI 0.566 (#69) 0.512 (#156)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU MUR
FG% 44.7% 43.8%
3PT% 30.2% 29.5%
REB / G 31.9 36.9
OREB / G 6.7 9.8
AST / TO 1.02 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 48.8%
TOV% 19.6% 16.6%
ORB% 21.8% 28.4%
FT Rate 22.5% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 15.3%
DRB% 73.8% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 18.4%

Game Analysis

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