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Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VAL -7.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money VAL -340 / EVAN +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual EVAN +10 146 Lost
Massey VAL -8.7 (-18.7) — —
Massey Totals — 138.6 (+7.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VAL -6.4 (-16.4) 139.4 (+6.6) 75% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAL -5.8 (-15.8) 138.9 (+7.1) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML VAL -6.1 (-16.1) 136.0 (+10.0) 74% ✗
Baseline ML VAL -6.1 (-16.1) 135.8 (+10.2) 73% ✗

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
Feb 3, 2024 EVAN 63 – 62 VAL
Jan 18, 2024 EVAN 78 – 75 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL EVAN
Overall 15-19 11-21
Conference 6-14 8-12
Home 10-7 7-9
Away 3-10 4-11
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 72.5 65.1
Avg Pts Against 75.3 71.4
Massey -2.4 (#207) -7.7 (#292)
Bradley-Terry -0.25 (#201) -1.33 (#286)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#205) -1.35 (#265)
RPI 0.476 (#221) 0.435 (#286)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL EVAN
FG% 41.5% 41.3%
3PT% 31.0% 28.4%
REB / G 34.1 31.2
OREB / G 10.5 7.3
AST / TO 0.98 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 47.5%
TOV% 15.1% 17.9%
ORB% 28.5% 21.1%
FT Rate 30.9% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 18.0%
DRB% 70.3% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.6% 27.0%

Game Analysis

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