Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 24, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -5.0 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual UNI +6 170 Lost
Massey UNI -5.2 (-0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 147.1 (+22.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 19% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNI -3.7 (-2.3) 145.5 (+24.5) 34% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -3.9 (-2.1) 145.9 (+24.1) 30% ✓
Baseline ML UNI -4.2 (-1.8) 145.0 (+25.0) 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNI -4.7 (-1.3) 145.3 (+24.7) 26% ✓

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 19, 2026 UNI 81 – 60 INST
Jan 2, 2026 UNI 75 – 66 INST
Feb 12, 2025 UNI 88 – 73 INST
Jan 25, 2025 UNI 74 – 56 INST
Mar 9, 2024 INST 94 – 72 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST UNI
Overall 11-20 20-12
Conference 4-14 14-4
Home 8-6 10-4
Away 2-11 9-5
Neutral 1-3 1-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 68.2 73.8
Avg Pts Against 73.6 71.5
Massey -2.4 (#215) 5.6 (#97)
Bradley-Terry -0.99 (#251) 0.65 (#123)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#251) 0.88 (#118)
RPI 0.453 (#254) 0.560 (#66)
Shooting & Four Factors INST UNI
FG% 43.1% 45.2%
3PT% 32.1% 34.6%
REB / G 33.3 33.0
OREB / G 5.7 6.8
AST / TO 0.94 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 52.8%
TOV% 19.0% 16.9%
ORB% 17.1% 21.1%
FT Rate 21.0% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 17.8%
DRB% 77.4% 79.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 16.7%

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