The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · February 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -1.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money UNI -110 / INST +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual INST +4 118 Lost
Massey INST -1.7 (-2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 141.2 (-23.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -1.3 (-2.7) 139.6 (-21.6) 42% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -0.7 (-3.3) 133.6 (-15.6) 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -1.5 (-2.5) 137.4 (-19.4) 38% ✓
Baseline ML INST -1.4 (-2.6) 138.8 (-20.8) 39% ✓

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 19, 2026 UNI 81 – 60 INST
Jan 2, 2026 UNI 75 – 66 INST
Feb 12, 2025 UNI 88 – 73 INST
Jan 25, 2025 UNI 74 – 56 INST
Mar 9, 2024 INST 94 – 72 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI INST
Overall 10-15 15-10
Conference 7-11 11-7
Home 6-5 9-3
Away 3-7 5-6
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak W3 L1
Avg Pts For 68.3 65.9
Avg Pts Against 72.4 65.8
Massey -1.5 (#190) 2.8 (#125)
Bradley-Terry -0.74 (#234) 0.87 (#107)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.65 (#211) 0.95 (#117)
RPI 0.492 (#180) 0.543 (#95)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI INST
FG% 44.1% 43.0%
3PT% 33.2% 35.2%
REB / G 35.2 32.1
OREB / G 8.6 8.3
AST / TO 0.90 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 49.0%
TOV% 19.3% 20.4%
ORB% 24.3% 25.8%
FT Rate 17.8% 30.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.2% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 21.8%
DRB% 79.7% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 20.2%

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