Sometimes we're not prepared for adversity. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" - The Cannonball Adderley Quartet
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 30, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread INST -5.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money INST -210 / MOST +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +5 139 Won
Massey INST -3.2 (+1.8)
Massey Totals 159.2 (-20.2)
Bradley-Terry 77%
Weighted B-T 75%
Baseline Plus ML INST -0.4 (+4.6) 149.1 (-10.1) 57%
Efficiency Plus ML INST -4.6 (+0.4) 146.1 (-7.1) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML INST -1.9 (+3.1) 149.1 (-10.1) 60%
Baseline ML INST -2.5 (+2.5) 151.4 (-12.4) 58%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 8, 2024 INST 8077 MOST
Mar 8, 2024 INST 7559 MOST
Feb 10, 2024 INST 7371 MOST
Jan 17, 2024 INST 8866 MOST
Feb 26, 2023 MOST 6662 INST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST MOST
Overall 14-18 9-23
Conference 8-12 2-18
Home 8-6 7-8
Away 4-9 1-12
Neutral 2-3 1-3
Last 5 0-5 0-5
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 79.0 67.5
Avg Pts Against 81.5 71.9
Massey -5.0 (#245) -4.8 (#242)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#226) -1.28 (#279)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#225) -1.25 (#253)
RPI 0.466 (#237) 0.437 (#282)
Shooting & Four Factors INST MOST
FG% 45.5% 43.2%
3PT% 34.0% 36.9%
REB / G 34.8 32.8
OREB / G 9.2 11.2
AST / TO 0.96 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 50.1%
TOV% 21.2% 19.6%
ORB% 26.4% 32.5%
FT Rate 26.2% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 55.6%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 19.1%
DRB% 72.6% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 28.0% 28.3%

Game Analysis

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