We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · January 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -5.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money UNI -225 / BEL +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual UNI +6 146 Won
Massey UNI -9.6 (-3.6) — —
Massey Totals — 161.0 (-15.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNI -8.5 (-2.5) 155.2 (-9.2) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNI -6.9 (-0.9) 151.4 (-5.4) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -9.0 (-3.0) 153.7 (-7.7) 82% ✓
Baseline ML UNI -8.6 (-2.6) 154.5 (-8.5) 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 13, 2026 BEL 91 – 86 UNI
Jan 8, 2026 BEL 78 – 65 UNI
Feb 20, 2025 UNI 82 – 75 BEL
Mar 8, 2024 UNI 67 – 62 BEL
Jan 18, 2024 UNI 83 – 72 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI BEL
Overall 20-13 22-11
Conference 14-6 13-7
Home 14-3 11-5
Away 5-6 9-4
Neutral 1-4 2-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 78.9
Avg Pts Against 67.8 76.8
Massey 6.7 (#83) 1.3 (#137)
Bradley-Terry 0.92 (#98) 1.01 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.29 (#95) 0.75 (#118)
RPI 0.544 (#96) 0.561 (#80)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI BEL
FG% 52.3% 47.5%
3PT% 40.5% 37.5%
REB / G 31.4 34.3
OREB / G 7.1 9.7
AST / TO 1.47 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.6% 55.7%
TOV% 16.2% 16.2%
ORB% 24.6% 27.2%
FT Rate 24.0% 17.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 54.7%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 18.3%
DRB% 72.6% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 19.6%

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