Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · January 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -3.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money MOST -165 / INST +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual MOST +10 158 Won
Massey MOST -11.0 (-1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 140.1 (+17.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -9.3 (+0.7) 140.3 (+17.7) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -8.1 (+1.9) 143.7 (+14.3) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MOST -9.4 (+0.6) 143.3 (+14.7) 81% ✓
Baseline ML MOST -9.2 (+0.8) 141.6 (+16.4) 83% ✓

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 MOST INST
Overall 17-7 15-10
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 9-4 9-3
Away 7-2 5-6
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 3-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 65.9
Avg Pts Against 67.3 65.8
Massey 7.0 (#71) -0.4 (#163)
Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#135) 0.20 (#155)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.40 (#143) 0.84 (#125)
RPI 0.475 (#194) 0.503 (#157)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST INST
FG% 48.1% 41.7%
3PT% 36.4% 30.6%
REB / G 38.5 29.2
OREB / G 8.0 6.8
AST / TO 1.44 0.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.5% 47.1%
TOV% 14.8% 20.9%
ORB% 23.2% 21.1%
FT Rate 27.9% 32.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 22.5%
DRB% 75.3% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 21.0%

Game Analysis

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