I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread INST -13.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money INST -1400 / ILST +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +16 144 Won
Massey INST -15.1 (+0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (-1.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -13.8 (+2.2) 146.0 (-2.0) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -11.3 (+4.7) 144.6 (-0.6) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -14.8 (+1.2) 148.4 (-4.4) 89% ✓
Baseline ML INST -14.0 (+2.0) 148.7 (-4.7) 88% ✓

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 15, 2026 INST 94 – 89 ILST
Dec 21, 2025 ILST 85 – 65 INST
Feb 15, 2025 INST 85 – 76 ILST
Jan 22, 2025 ILST 85 – 81 INST
Feb 14, 2024 ILST 80 – 67 INST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST ILST
Overall 23-13 11-21
Conference 13-7 6-14
Home 11-4 8-7
Away 7-6 3-9
Neutral 5-3 0-5
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.6 66.5
Avg Pts Against 69.7 70.5
Massey 6.1 (#89) -5.4 (#264)
Bradley-Terry 0.50 (#130) -0.98 (#270)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.55 (#132) -1.27 (#272)
RPI 0.526 (#127) 0.436 (#301)
Shooting & Four Factors INST ILST
FG% 47.9% 43.7%
3PT% 35.2% 34.0%
REB / G 34.2 32.6
OREB / G 7.0 8.9
AST / TO 1.28 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 50.6%
TOV% 17.3% 21.8%
ORB% 22.3% 28.8%
FT Rate 23.0% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 16.9%
DRB% 77.1% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 22.8%

Game Analysis

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