Everybody know I'm a motherfucking monster. "Monster" - Kanye West
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -7.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money MUR -340 / ILST +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual ILST +6 142 Lost
Massey MUR -5.5 (-11.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.6 (-3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MUR -4.0 (-10.0) 146.0 (-4.0) 65% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -3.3 (-9.3) 143.9 (-1.9) 67% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -3.2 (-9.2) 145.2 (-3.2) 65% ✗
Baseline ML MUR -3.0 (-9.0) 145.4 (-3.4) 62% ✗

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 19, 2026 ILST 78 – 61 MUR
Jan 29, 2026 ILST 70 – 65 MUR
Jan 31, 2024 ILST 61 – 59 MUR
Dec 3, 2023 ILST 76 – 72 MUR
Feb 16, 2023 MUR 76 – 75 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR ILST
Overall 16-17 22-14
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 8-5 12-4
Away 5-8 5-7
Neutral 3-4 5-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 W3
Avg Pts For 70.6 74.9
Avg Pts Against 70.2 72.4
Massey 2.0 (#126) 0.7 (#144)
Bradley-Terry -0.00 (#170) 0.02 (#167)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.41 (#139) 0.09 (#157)
RPI 0.512 (#144) 0.494 (#176)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR ILST
FG% 44.4% 47.5%
3PT% 34.1% 39.1%
REB / G 33.1 33.6
OREB / G 8.8 7.6
AST / TO 1.01 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 56.4%
TOV% 16.4% 15.8%
ORB% 26.0% 24.3%
FT Rate 31.9% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 15.3%
DRB% 73.1% 75.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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