And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · January 3, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -3.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money MOST -180 / INST +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual MOST +4 136 Won
Massey MOST -10.5 (-6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.8 (-9.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -10.4 (-6.4) 145.8 (-9.8) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -8.4 (-4.4) 145.4 (-9.4) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MOST -10.1 (-6.1) 145.9 (-9.9) 82% ✓
Baseline ML MOST -10.1 (-6.1) 145.6 (-9.6) 82% ✓

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 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 65.9
Avg Pts Against 67.3 65.8
Massey 6.9 (#75) -0.1 (#168)
Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#134) -0.33 (#191)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#143) -0.26 (#184)
RPI 0.503 (#159) 0.489 (#175)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST INST
FG% 50.0% 41.0%
3PT% 36.4% 32.1%
REB / G 38.0 29.6
OREB / G 7.4 7.6
AST / TO 1.28 0.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.0% 46.7%
TOV% 16.7% 20.5%
ORB% 22.7% 22.4%
FT Rate 26.7% 30.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 55.5%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 22.7%
DRB% 74.6% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 21.1%

Game Analysis

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