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Murray State Racers
78 – 50
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -1.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money MUR -110 / VAL +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +28 128 Won
Massey MUR -2.5 (+25.5) — —
Massey Totals — 144.1 (-16.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -3.3 (+24.7) 143.7 (-15.7) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -3.9 (+24.1) 140.4 (-12.4) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -2.5 (+25.5) 142.3 (-14.3) 62% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -2.8 (+25.2) 141.9 (-13.9) 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

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 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 69.8 68.1
Avg Pts Against 72.6 74.0
Massey -3.8 (#235) -6.3 (#282)
Bradley-Terry 0.12 (#156) -1.13 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.12 (#179) -1.36 (#276)
RPI 0.502 (#178) 0.440 (#296)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR VAL
FG% 43.7% 44.0%
3PT% 32.5% 30.0%
REB / G 34.6 33.5
OREB / G 9.3 7.7
AST / TO 1.02 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 49.5%
TOV% 16.6% 17.9%
ORB% 27.5% 22.7%
FT Rate 25.3% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 16.0%
DRB% 72.2% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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