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Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · January 24, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -1.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money ILST -110 / VAL +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual VAL +4 136 Lost
Massey ILST -2.4 (-6.4) — —
Massey Totals — 136.6 (-0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -2.4 (-6.4) 135.1 (+0.9) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -1.4 (-5.4) 135.0 (+1.0) 52% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILST -1.8 (-5.8) 139.0 (-3.0) 60% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -2.4 (-6.4) 135.3 (+0.7) 60% ✗

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 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 63.3
Avg Pts Against 73.4 68.7
Massey -5.9 (#264) -5.6 (#256)
Bradley-Terry -1.27 (#271) -1.42 (#281)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.46 (#255) -1.51 (#260)
RPI 0.404 (#307) 0.416 (#285)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST VAL
FG% 44.0% 39.8%
3PT% 37.9% 27.1%
REB / G 33.2 32.4
OREB / G 7.9 7.3
AST / TO 0.88 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 45.5%
TOV% 19.1% 18.3%
ORB% 22.2% 20.0%
FT Rate 14.8% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 18.7%
DRB% 73.9% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 26.9%

Game Analysis

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