He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · January 9, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -3.5 Away covered
O/U 144.0 Over
Money VAL +150 / MOST -170
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual MOST +13 149 Lost
Massey MOST -3.4 (-9.6) — —
Massey Totals — 143.3 (+5.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 16% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 13% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -3.3 (-9.7) 142.9 (+6.1) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -1.9 (-11.1) 143.9 (+5.1) 44% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MOST -2.9 (-10.1) 145.9 (+3.1) 38% ✓
Baseline ML MOST -3.0 (-10.0) 144.3 (+4.7) 35% ✓

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 20, 2025 VAL 66 – 64 MOST
Jan 2, 2025 VAL 73 – 72 MOST
Feb 17, 2024 MOST 82 – 74 VAL
Jan 27, 2024 MOST 81 – 70 VAL
Feb 2, 2023 MOST 76 – 67 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL MOST
Overall 10-18 17-7
Conference 7-11 12-6
Home 6-6 9-4
Away 4-11 7-2
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.3 72.5
Avg Pts Against 68.7 67.3
Massey -0.7 (#175) 5.9 (#91)
Bradley-Terry -1.63 (#283) 0.63 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.84 (#270) 0.62 (#139)
RPI 0.403 (#279) 0.498 (#169)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL MOST
FG% 42.3% 49.1%
3PT% 26.2% 35.4%
REB / G 33.2 36.5
OREB / G 7.5 7.2
AST / TO 0.90 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.8% 57.7%
TOV% 19.6% 17.9%
ORB% 21.5% 22.3%
FT Rate 19.7% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 16.2%
DRB% 71.0% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 30.9% 22.0%

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