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Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 31, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread INST -1.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money INST +100 / BRAD +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +3 117 Won
Massey INST -1.9 (+1.1) — —
Massey Totals — 130.9 (-13.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -2.9 (+0.1) 132.1 (-15.1) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -1.6 (+1.4) 130.5 (-13.5) 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -3.1 (-0.1) 131.4 (-14.4) 69% ✓
Baseline ML INST -3.2 (-0.2) 132.9 (-15.9) 66% ✓

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 22, 2026 BRAD 75 – 68 INST
Dec 19, 2025 BRAD 108 – 99 INST
Jan 16, 2025 BRAD 118 – 65 INST
Jan 2, 2025 BRAD 90 – 89 INST
Jan 27, 2024 INST 95 – 86 BRAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST BRAD
Overall 15-10 12-16
Conference 11-7 6-12
Home 9-3 8-6
Away 5-6 2-9
Neutral 1-1 2-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.9 67.2
Avg Pts Against 65.8 68.1
Massey 2.4 (#127) 3.2 (#120)
Bradley-Terry 0.77 (#116) -0.09 (#177)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.94 (#122) -0.41 (#199)
RPI 0.546 (#98) 0.508 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors INST BRAD
FG% 42.9% 44.3%
3PT% 34.7% 31.5%
REB / G 31.6 38.8
OREB / G 8.0 10.9
AST / TO 0.72 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.8% 49.6%
TOV% 20.5% 19.8%
ORB% 25.1% 30.5%
FT Rate 31.3% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 18.3%
DRB% 72.0% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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