The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 10, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread LUC -8.0 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money INST +310 / LUC -380
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +5 147 Won
Massey LUC -5.3 (+10.3) — —
Massey Totals — 135.2 (+11.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LUC -5.1 (+10.1) 134.4 (+12.6) 31% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LUC -4.2 (+9.2) 137.8 (+9.2) 33% ✗
Baseline ML LUC -4.6 (+9.6) 139.2 (+7.8) 35% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LUC -3.3 (+8.3) 137.9 (+9.1) 41% ✗

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 16, 2022 LUC 64 – 56 INST
Dec 2, 2021 LUC 88 – 76 INST
Mar 6, 2021 LUC 65 – 49 INST
Jan 12, 2021 LUC 58 – 48 INST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST LUC
Overall 15-10 26-5
Conference 11-7 16-2
Home 9-3 13-0
Away 5-6 8-3
Neutral 1-1 5-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.9 70.1
Avg Pts Against 65.8 56.4
Massey 1.1 (#143) 9.3 (#58)
Bradley-Terry -0.43 (#206) 0.84 (#116)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.39 (#192) 1.45 (#98)
RPI 0.486 (#183) 0.540 (#113)
Shooting & Four Factors INST LUC
FG% 41.4% 51.2%
3PT% 32.9% 38.7%
REB / G 29.8 32.7
OREB / G 7.5 7.4
AST / TO 0.67 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 58.7%
TOV% 20.5% 18.7%
ORB% 22.5% 25.6%
FT Rate 30.5% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.9% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 22.8% 21.0%
DRB% 70.9% 82.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 17.6%

Game Analysis

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