I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 1, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -1.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money INST +102 / BRAD -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +12 122 Won
Massey INST -1.6 (+10.4) — —
Massey Totals — 129.9 (-7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -3.8 (+8.2) 131.5 (-9.5) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -2.0 (+10.0) 129.3 (-7.3) 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -3.6 (+8.4) 130.5 (-8.5) 73% ✓
Baseline ML INST -3.2 (+8.8) 130.5 (-8.5) 72% ✓

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 5-0 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.9 67.2
Avg Pts Against 65.8 68.1
Massey 2.5 (#127) 3.5 (#116)
Bradley-Terry 0.89 (#104) -0.13 (#179)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#109) -0.39 (#196)
RPI 0.548 (#88) 0.506 (#158)
Shooting & Four Factors INST BRAD
FG% 42.7% 44.4%
3PT% 34.7% 30.9%
REB / G 32.1 38.2
OREB / G 8.4 10.5
AST / TO 0.74 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 49.5%
TOV% 20.6% 19.9%
ORB% 26.0% 29.7%
FT Rate 31.0% 16.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 18.5%
DRB% 72.7% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 21.8%

Game Analysis

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