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Murray State Racers
77 – 76 OT
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · February 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -6.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money MUR -275 / VAL +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +1 153 Won
Massey MUR -6.4 (-5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 145.9 (+7.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -5.7 (-4.7) 148.4 (+4.6) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -7.6 (-6.6) 144.3 (+8.7) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -5.5 (-4.5) 146.4 (+6.6) 71% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -5.2 (-4.2) 146.7 (+6.3) 75% ✓

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 10, 2026 MUR 92 – 79 VAL
Dec 21, 2025 MUR 85 – 79 VAL
Feb 8, 2025 MUR 74 – 56 VAL
Jan 11, 2025 MUR 58 – 47 VAL
Feb 24, 2024 MUR 80 – 68 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR VAL
Overall 17-15 11-21
Conference 11-9 5-15
Home 11-2 8-7
Away 3-11 2-12
Neutral 3-2 1-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 69.8 68.1
Avg Pts Against 72.6 74.0
Massey -3.6 (#229) -6.4 (#284)
Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#160) -1.08 (#278)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.12 (#178) -1.32 (#273)
RPI 0.500 (#178) 0.442 (#292)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR VAL
FG% 43.7% 43.9%
3PT% 32.3% 30.1%
REB / G 34.5 33.5
OREB / G 9.4 7.8
AST / TO 1.03 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 49.4%
TOV% 16.6% 17.9%
ORB% 27.7% 22.9%
FT Rate 25.3% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 15.9%
DRB% 71.9% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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