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 · Ford Center · February 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread EVAN -2.5 Home covered
O/U 126.5 Under
Money EVAN -125 / VAL +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual EVAN +7 109 Won
Massey EVAN -1.9 (+5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 130.2 (-21.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EVAN -1.6 (+5.4) 132.1 (-23.1) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EVAN -1.9 (+5.1) 128.6 (-19.6) 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EVAN -1.2 (+5.8) 132.3 (-23.3) 59% ✓
Baseline ML EVAN -1.9 (+5.1) 132.4 (-23.4) 61% ✓

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 -5.6 (#261) -4.9 (#243)
Bradley-Terry -0.81 (#240) -1.02 (#254)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.10 (#240) -1.29 (#249)
RPI 0.445 (#254) 0.438 (#267)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN VAL
FG% 42.0% 39.9%
3PT% 37.4% 27.8%
REB / G 28.6 33.0
OREB / G 6.3 8.2
AST / TO 1.10 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 45.7%
TOV% 17.4% 18.2%
ORB% 19.2% 22.2%
FT Rate 20.4% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 18.7%
DRB% 75.1% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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