I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML INST -1.9 (-2.1) 147.1 (-19.1) 39%

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 8463 EVAN
Jan 10, 2026 EVAN 7269 INST
Feb 20, 2025 EVAN 7974 INST
Feb 29, 2024 INST 8567 EVAN
Jan 4, 2024 INST 8773 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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