Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · January 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -1.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money ILST -120 / VAL +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual VAL +9 129 Lost
Massey ILST -4.0 (-13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.4 (-9.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -4.3 (-13.3) 134.7 (-5.7) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -3.4 (-12.4) 134.5 (-5.5) 60% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILST -3.6 (-12.6) 138.3 (-9.3) 61% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -3.8 (-12.8) 135.3 (-6.3) 63% ✗

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 13, 2026 ILST 86 – 64 VAL
Jan 8, 2026 VAL 77 – 71 ILST
Feb 1, 2025 ILST 86 – 78 VAL
Mar 3, 2024 VAL 75 – 72 ILST
Jan 14, 2024 VAL 59 – 50 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST VAL
Overall 7-18 10-18
Conference 4-14 7-11
Home 3-8 6-6
Away 3-9 4-11
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 63.3
Avg Pts Against 73.4 68.7
Massey -5.0 (#249) -6.2 (#266)
Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#233) -2.07 (#315)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.94 (#228) -2.22 (#295)
RPI 0.433 (#270) 0.392 (#312)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST VAL
FG% 44.4% 39.6%
3PT% 37.9% 26.6%
REB / G 33.2 31.4
OREB / G 8.1 6.9
AST / TO 0.88 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 45.1%
TOV% 19.4% 18.6%
ORB% 22.7% 19.0%
FT Rate 15.0% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 19.1%
DRB% 74.2% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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