The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Murray State Racers
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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%
Efficiency Plus ML MUR -5.9 (+22.1) 140.4 (-12.4) 73%
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -2.9 (+25.1) 142.1 (-14.1) 62%
Baseline ML MUR -3.1 (+24.9) 140.5 (-12.5) 65%
Baseline Plus ML MUR -3.2 (+24.8) 143.4 (-15.4) 65%

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 9279 VAL
Dec 21, 2025 MUR 8579 VAL
Feb 8, 2025 MUR 7456 VAL
Jan 11, 2025 MUR 5847 VAL
Feb 24, 2024 MUR 8068 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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