I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -5.0 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money INST +180 / MOST -220
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +4 148 Won
Massey MOST -6.8 (+10.8) — —
Massey Totals — 145.9 (+2.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 22% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 11% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -6.7 (+10.7) 142.9 (+5.1) 25% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -6.8 (+10.8) 145.4 (+2.6) 25% ✗
Baseline ML MOST -6.7 (+10.7) 145.7 (+2.3) 28% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MOST -6.4 (+10.4) 145.4 (+2.6) 25% ✗

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 30, 2025 INST 72 – 67 MOST
Dec 8, 2024 INST 80 – 77 MOST
Mar 8, 2024 INST 75 – 59 MOST
Feb 10, 2024 INST 73 – 71 MOST
Jan 17, 2024 INST 88 – 66 MOST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST MOST
Overall 11-20 23-11
Conference 4-14 13-5
Home 8-6 12-4
Away 2-11 8-5
Neutral 1-3 3-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L6 L2
Avg Pts For 68.2 76.5
Avg Pts Against 73.6 69.3
Massey -0.6 (#179) 9.6 (#51)
Bradley-Terry -0.79 (#245) 1.05 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.90 (#239) 1.84 (#69)
RPI 0.455 (#252) 0.557 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors INST MOST
FG% 44.3% 48.7%
3PT% 31.7% 38.7%
REB / G 32.9 34.5
OREB / G 6.3 8.4
AST / TO 1.06 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.6% 56.2%
TOV% 18.5% 15.7%
ORB% 18.8% 26.5%
FT Rate 18.0% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 16.5%
DRB% 76.0% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 20.2%

Game Analysis

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