The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · February 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Over
Money MOST -213 / UNI +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual UNI +3 135 Lost
Massey MOST -6.8 (-9.8) — —
Massey Totals — 128.5 (+6.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -6.0 (-9.0) 127.7 (+7.3) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -4.9 (-7.9) 131.1 (+3.9) 70% ✗
Baseline ML MOST -5.3 (-8.3) 131.9 (+3.1) 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MOST -4.8 (-7.8) 131.4 (+3.6) 69% ✗

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 6, 2025 UNI 66 – 61 MOST
Jan 22, 2025 UNI 79 – 68 MOST
Feb 8, 2024 UNI 72 – 65 MOST
Jan 4, 2024 UNI 64 – 62 MOST
Dec 29, 2022 MOST 79 – 67 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MOST UNI
Overall 17-15 14-18
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 10-4 8-8
Away 5-8 4-7
Neutral 2-3 2-3
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.0 69.0
Avg Pts Against 63.7 70.6
Massey 1.0 (#149) -2.1 (#213)
Bradley-Terry 0.25 (#147) -0.56 (#235)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.12 (#161) -0.62 (#228)
RPI 0.531 (#120) 0.476 (#225)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST UNI
FG% 42.7% 45.1%
3PT% 32.6% 33.9%
REB / G 34.6 32.7
OREB / G 11.2 7.4
AST / TO 0.88 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 51.6%
TOV% 19.8% 18.2%
ORB% 32.7% 22.4%
FT Rate 17.2% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 18.7%
DRB% 72.9% 78.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 18.4%

Game Analysis

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