Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Missouri Tigers
80 – 86
FINAL Conference
LSU Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Mizzou Arena · March 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MIZ -2.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money MIZ -138 / LSU +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total MIZ win
Actual LSU +6 166 Lost
Massey MIZ -0.1 (-6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 158.9 (+7.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MIZ -2.3 (-8.3) 158.8 (+7.2) 61% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MIZ -0.5 (-6.5) 156.1 (+9.9) 56% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MIZ -1.3 (-7.3) 159.0 (+7.0) 58% ✗
Baseline ML MIZ -1.8 (-7.8) 157.4 (+8.6) 62% ✗

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 17, 2026 LSU 78 – 70 MIZ
Jan 8, 2025 MIZ 83 – 67 LSU
Mar 10, 2024 LSU 84 – 80 MIZ
Mar 2, 2023 MIZ 81 – 76 LSU
Feb 2, 2023 MIZ 87 – 77 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MIZ LSU
Overall 16-10 19-10
Conference 8-8 11-6
Home 8-4 11-2
Away 6-4 4-6
Neutral 2-2 4-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 81.8
Avg Pts Against 71.9 75.2
Massey 10.9 (#40) 13.3 (#28)
Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#23) 1.97 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#34) 2.56 (#43)
RPI 0.613 (#14) 0.585 (#37)
Shooting & Four Factors MIZ LSU
FG% 45.5% 46.7%
3PT% 32.0% 34.7%
REB / G 35.6 38.1
OREB / G 9.8 11.2
AST / TO 1.00 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 53.3%
TOV% 18.7% 16.6%
ORB% 28.6% 31.0%
FT Rate 25.5% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 18.7%
DRB% 70.6% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 20.7%

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