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Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread INST -3.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money EVAN +145 / INST -170
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual INST +4 128 Lost
Massey INST -3.2 (-0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 154.2 (-26.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML INST -1.9 (-2.1) 147.1 (-19.1) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -3.4 (-0.6) 149.7 (-21.7) 29% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -2.5 (-1.5) 145.4 (-17.4) 40% ✓
Baseline ML INST -2.8 (-1.2) 145.4 (-17.4) 31% ✓

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 4, 2026 INST 84 – 63 EVAN
Jan 10, 2026 EVAN 72 – 69 INST
Feb 20, 2025 EVAN 79 – 74 INST
Feb 29, 2024 INST 85 – 67 EVAN
Jan 4, 2024 INST 87 – 73 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN INST
Overall 11-21 14-18
Conference 8-12 8-12
Home 7-9 8-6
Away 4-11 4-9
Neutral 0-1 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 65.1 79.0
Avg Pts Against 71.4 81.5
Massey -8.8 (#310) -1.5 (#183)
Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#284) -0.51 (#221)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.44 (#268) -0.76 (#226)
RPI 0.425 (#306) 0.467 (#233)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN INST
FG% 40.3% 48.1%
3PT% 27.6% 36.9%
REB / G 31.2 35.5
OREB / G 7.5 8.8
AST / TO 0.97 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 57.8%
TOV% 18.2% 21.4%
ORB% 21.1% 26.4%
FT Rate 21.3% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 15.9%
DRB% 69.3% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 28.2%

Game Analysis

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