What's the point of robbery when nothing is worth taking? "Stand and Deliver" - Adam and the Ants
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · January 31, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread LUC -5.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money MOST +220 / LUC -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual LUC +26 118 Lost
Massey LUC -4.4 (-21.6) — —
Massey Totals — 140.5 (-22.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LUC -2.5 (-23.5) 135.2 (-17.2) 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LUC -2.1 (-23.9) 138.1 (-20.1) 40% ✓
Baseline ML LUC -2.7 (-23.3) 138.0 (-20.0) 36% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LUC -3.6 (-22.4) 138.3 (-20.3) 34% ✓

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 6, 2022 LUC 71 – 62 MOST
Jan 22, 2022 MOST 79 – 69 LUC
Feb 2, 2021 LUC 70 – 50 MOST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MOST LUC
Overall 17-7 26-5
Conference 12-6 16-2
Home 9-4 13-0
Away 7-2 8-3
Neutral 1-1 5-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 70.1
Avg Pts Against 67.3 56.4
Massey 7.1 (#82) 14.2 (#22)
Bradley-Terry 1.38 (#79) 1.63 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.62 (#87) 2.16 (#69)
RPI 0.544 (#100) 0.563 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST LUC
FG% 47.8% 49.9%
3PT% 33.5% 35.7%
REB / G 37.9 32.6
OREB / G 7.4 7.5
AST / TO 1.04 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 57.0%
TOV% 18.3% 17.9%
ORB% 23.0% 25.2%
FT Rate 30.5% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 14.1% 22.5%
DRB% 76.1% 78.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 18.3%

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