I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Missouri State Bears
76 – 67 OT
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · February 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -9.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money MOST -500 / VAL +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual MOST +9 143 Won
Massey MOST -12.4 (-3.4) — —
Massey Totals — 130.1 (+12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -11.6 (-2.6) 129.9 (+13.1) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -8.4 (+0.6) 131.9 (+11.1) 83% ✓
Baseline ML MOST -9.3 (-0.3) 132.6 (+10.4) 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MOST -9.1 (-0.1) 131.8 (+11.2) 82% ✓

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 20, 2025 VAL 66 – 64 MOST
Jan 2, 2025 VAL 73 – 72 MOST
Feb 17, 2024 MOST 82 – 74 VAL
Jan 27, 2024 MOST 81 – 70 VAL
Mar 5, 2022 MOST 67 – 58 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MOST VAL
Overall 17-15 11-21
Conference 12-8 5-15
Home 10-4 8-7
Away 5-8 2-12
Neutral 2-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 65.0 68.1
Avg Pts Against 63.7 74.0
Massey 2.0 (#129) -6.9 (#289)
Bradley-Terry 0.14 (#160) -0.88 (#265)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.14 (#160) -1.18 (#269)
RPI 0.524 (#137) 0.443 (#287)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST VAL
FG% 42.7% 43.7%
3PT% 32.6% 29.6%
REB / G 34.3 33.6
OREB / G 11.2 7.8
AST / TO 0.90 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 49.0%
TOV% 19.5% 18.2%
ORB% 32.6% 22.6%
FT Rate 17.4% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 16.3%
DRB% 73.0% 76.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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