The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · January 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money MOST -200 / VAL +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual VAL +1 145 Lost
Massey MOST -3.6 (-4.6) — —
Massey Totals — 151.9 (-6.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -4.1 (-5.1) 142.8 (+2.2) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -2.8 (-3.8) 145.6 (-0.6) 65% ✗
Baseline ML MOST -2.5 (-3.5) 145.8 (-0.8) 64% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MOST -2.2 (-3.2) 145.9 (-0.9) 65% ✗

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
Feb 17, 2024 MOST 82 – 74 VAL
Jan 27, 2024 MOST 81 – 70 VAL
Feb 2, 2023 MOST 76 – 67 VAL
Mar 5, 2022 MOST 67 – 58 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MOST VAL
Overall 9-23 15-19
Conference 2-18 6-14
Home 7-8 10-7
Away 1-12 3-10
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 67.5 72.5
Avg Pts Against 71.9 75.3
Massey -2.4 (#202) -1.9 (#197)
Bradley-Terry -0.51 (#221) -0.42 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.46 (#202) -0.46 (#201)
RPI 0.479 (#203) 0.475 (#215)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST VAL
FG% 41.9% 40.3%
3PT% 36.9% 29.9%
REB / G 36.3 34.8
OREB / G 12.6 11.5
AST / TO 0.89 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 46.0%
TOV% 18.9% 14.8%
ORB% 34.3% 30.1%
FT Rate 27.5% 33.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.3% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 17.2%
DRB% 74.3% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 28.3% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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