We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · January 31, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread EVAN -1.5 Home covered
O/U 126.5 Under
Money EVAN +100 / VAL +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual EVAN +18 122 Won
Massey VAL -0.5 (+18.5) — —
Massey Totals — 130.9 (-8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EVAN -0.2 (+17.8) 132.9 (-10.9) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EVAN -0.2 (+17.8) 131.7 (-9.7) 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EVAN -0.2 (+17.8) 133.9 (-11.9) 50% ✗
Baseline ML EVAN -0.1 (+17.9) 134.8 (-12.8) 49% ✗

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 28, 2026 EVAN 80 – 79 VAL
Feb 7, 2026 VAL 70 – 63 EVAN
Feb 17, 2025 EVAN 79 – 69 VAL
Jan 25, 2025 EVAN 78 – 68 VAL
Feb 3, 2024 EVAN 63 – 62 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN VAL
Overall 9-16 10-18
Conference 7-11 7-11
Home 8-4 6-6
Away 1-10 4-11
Neutral 0-2 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.8 63.3
Avg Pts Against 69.6 68.7
Massey -7.0 (#279) -3.9 (#225)
Bradley-Terry -0.95 (#250) -0.85 (#240)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.31 (#249) -1.01 (#231)
RPI 0.442 (#256) 0.447 (#247)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN VAL
FG% 40.8% 39.5%
3PT% 37.6% 27.6%
REB / G 28.7 34.1
OREB / G 6.4 8.5
AST / TO 1.14 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 45.3%
TOV% 17.0% 17.8%
ORB% 18.9% 22.6%
FT Rate 20.9% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 18.4%
DRB% 74.5% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 24.4%

Game Analysis

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