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Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · February 12, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VAL -3.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money VAL -150 / ILST +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual VAL +5 157 Won
Massey VAL -2.0 (+3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 137.6 (+19.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VAL -1.4 (+3.6) 140.6 (+16.4) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAL -0.5 (+4.5) 137.6 (+19.4) 57% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VAL -1.8 (+3.2) 141.5 (+15.5) 57% ✓
Baseline ML VAL -1.0 (+4.0) 143.2 (+13.8) 56% ✓

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 13, 2026 ILST 86 – 64 VAL
Jan 8, 2026 VAL 77 – 71 ILST
Feb 1, 2025 ILST 86 – 78 VAL
Mar 3, 2024 VAL 75 – 72 ILST
Jan 14, 2024 VAL 59 – 50 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL ILST
Overall 11-21 11-21
Conference 5-15 6-14
Home 8-7 8-7
Away 2-12 3-9
Neutral 1-2 0-5
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 68.1 66.5
Avg Pts Against 74.0 70.5
Massey -6.8 (#289) -5.1 (#258)
Bradley-Terry -1.01 (#271) -0.83 (#256)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.31 (#274) -1.17 (#261)
RPI 0.439 (#291) 0.445 (#284)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL ILST
FG% 43.4% 43.1%
3PT% 29.6% 34.1%
REB / G 33.7 33.0
OREB / G 7.7 8.9
AST / TO 1.04 0.72
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 50.0%
TOV% 17.9% 22.2%
ORB% 22.1% 28.8%
FT Rate 20.1% 26.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 16.9%
DRB% 75.8% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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