We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread INST -7.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money INST -400 / MOST +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual MOST +4 128 Lost
Massey INST -9.0 (-13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.8 (-10.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -5.0 (-9.0) 138.4 (-10.4) 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML INST -8.5 (-12.5) 139.2 (-11.2) 80% ✗
Baseline ML INST -7.7 (-11.7) 140.6 (-12.6) 79% ✗
Baseline Plus ML INST -7.1 (-11.1) 137.6 (-9.6) 76% ✗

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 30, 2025 INST 72 – 67 MOST
Dec 8, 2024 INST 80 – 77 MOST
Mar 8, 2024 INST 75 – 59 MOST
Feb 10, 2024 INST 73 – 71 MOST
Jan 17, 2024 INST 88 – 66 MOST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST MOST
Overall 23-13 17-15
Conference 13-7 12-8
Home 11-4 10-4
Away 7-6 5-8
Neutral 5-3 2-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.6 65.0
Avg Pts Against 69.7 63.7
Massey 6.2 (#88) 0.8 (#156)
Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#132) 0.14 (#156)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.55 (#127) 0.05 (#169)
RPI 0.529 (#121) 0.525 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors INST MOST
FG% 48.0% 43.0%
3PT% 35.1% 33.1%
REB / G 34.1 34.6
OREB / G 6.9 11.2
AST / TO 1.28 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 50.2%
TOV% 17.0% 19.3%
ORB% 22.0% 32.9%
FT Rate 24.4% 17.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 18.9%
DRB% 77.1% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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