I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · January 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -5.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money UNI -225 / MUR +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual MUR +3 139 Lost
Massey UNI -7.8 (-10.8) — —
Massey Totals — 142.6 (-3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNI -6.5 (-9.5) 141.4 (-2.4) 74% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNI -5.7 (-8.7) 139.3 (-0.3) 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -6.8 (-9.8) 141.2 (-2.2) 75% ✗
Baseline ML UNI -6.9 (-9.9) 142.3 (-3.3) 75% ✗

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 10, 2026 UNI 89 – 60 MUR
Jan 24, 2026 UNI 81 – 76 MUR
Feb 18, 2025 UNI 74 – 67 MUR
Feb 3, 2024 MUR 71 – 43 UNI
Jan 14, 2024 UNI 70 – 60 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI MUR
Overall 20-13 16-17
Conference 14-6 9-11
Home 14-3 8-5
Away 5-6 5-8
Neutral 1-4 3-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 70.6
Avg Pts Against 67.8 70.2
Massey 6.0 (#84) 2.3 (#124)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#110) 0.19 (#149)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#105) 0.58 (#134)
RPI 0.542 (#98) 0.524 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI MUR
FG% 51.5% 44.8%
3PT% 37.8% 34.8%
REB / G 32.6 32.4
OREB / G 7.3 8.7
AST / TO 1.39 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.3% 51.5%
TOV% 15.9% 17.0%
ORB% 24.5% 26.7%
FT Rate 24.8% 32.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 17.5%
DRB% 74.2% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 27.0%

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