Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Missouri Valley Conference · Gentile Arena · February 18, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread LUC -18.5 Away covered
O/U 129.5 Under
Money LUC -10000 / VAL +1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total LUC win
Actual LUC +2 106 Won
Massey LUC -22.5 (-20.5) — —
Massey Totals — 126.0 (-20.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LUC -16.5 (-14.5) 127.6 (-21.6) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LUC -17.9 (-15.9) 129.9 (-23.9) 91% ✓
Baseline ML LUC -18.9 (-16.9) 130.4 (-24.4) 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LUC -18.6 (-16.6) 130.2 (-24.2) 90% ✓

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 17, 2022 LUC 71 – 69 VAL
Jan 12, 2022 LUC 81 – 74 VAL
Jan 21, 2021 LUC 75 – 39 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LUC VAL
Overall 26-5 10-18
Conference 16-2 7-11
Home 13-0 6-6
Away 8-3 4-11
Neutral 5-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.1 63.3
Avg Pts Against 56.4 68.7
Massey 16.3 (#10) -3.7 (#228)
Bradley-Terry 2.21 (#37) -0.94 (#246)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.95 (#30) -1.11 (#244)
RPI 0.592 (#35) 0.437 (#270)
Shooting & Four Factors LUC VAL
FG% 50.9% 41.3%
3PT% 35.4% 29.8%
REB / G 32.8 31.9
OREB / G 7.3 7.0
AST / TO 1.30 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 47.4%
TOV% 18.4% 18.1%
ORB% 25.9% 19.7%
FT Rate 23.7% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 18.7%
DRB% 78.3% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 20.7%

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