In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 17, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread INST -5.5 Home covered
O/U 127.5 Over
Money INST -225 / EVAN +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +14 160 Won
Massey INST -9.2 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 130.4 (+29.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -8.2 (+5.8) 130.4 (+29.6) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -7.7 (+6.3) 129.3 (+30.7) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -8.4 (+5.6) 128.6 (+31.4) 81% ✓
Baseline ML INST -8.5 (+5.5) 131.1 (+28.9) 82% ✓

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 4, 2026 INST 84 – 63 EVAN
Jan 10, 2026 EVAN 72 – 69 INST
Feb 20, 2025 EVAN 79 – 74 INST
Jan 4, 2025 INST 66 – 62 EVAN
Feb 29, 2024 INST 85 – 67 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST EVAN
Overall 15-10 9-16
Conference 11-7 7-11
Home 9-3 8-4
Away 5-6 1-10
Neutral 1-1 0-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.9 64.8
Avg Pts Against 65.8 69.6
Massey 2.7 (#125) -4.0 (#232)
Bradley-Terry 0.76 (#112) -0.77 (#234)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.75 (#129) -1.05 (#240)
RPI 0.541 (#99) 0.457 (#237)
Shooting & Four Factors INST EVAN
FG% 43.2% 42.9%
3PT% 34.9% 37.5%
REB / G 31.7 27.9
OREB / G 8.4 6.0
AST / TO 0.81 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 52.5%
TOV% 19.5% 18.3%
ORB% 25.7% 18.9%
FT Rate 28.8% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 55.5%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 18.8%
DRB% 71.3% 76.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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