What ever happened to Leon Trotsky? "No More Heroes" - The Stranglers
Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -7.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money ILST -360 / VAL +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual ILST +8 164 Won
Massey ILST -8.8 (-0.8)
Massey Totals 150.8 (+13.2)
Bradley-Terry 85%
Weighted B-T 90%
Efficiency Plus ML ILST -8.2 (-0.2) 142.4 (+21.6) 79%
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -7.7 (+0.3) 144.8 (+19.2) 80%
Baseline ML ILST -7.5 (+0.5) 144.7 (+19.3) 80%
Baseline Plus ML ILST -8.5 (-0.5) 144.5 (+19.5) 77%

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 13, 2026 ILST 8664 VAL
Jan 8, 2026 VAL 7771 ILST
Mar 3, 2024 VAL 7572 ILST
Jan 14, 2024 VAL 5950 ILST
Feb 12, 2023 VAL 8176 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST VAL
Overall 22-14 15-19
Conference 10-10 6-14
Home 12-4 10-7
Away 5-7 3-10
Neutral 5-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak W3 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 72.5
Avg Pts Against 72.4 75.3
Massey 2.2 (#126) -3.4 (#219)
Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#136) -0.69 (#230)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#134) -1.00 (#236)
RPI 0.526 (#128) 0.456 (#255)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST VAL
FG% 47.4% 41.3%
3PT% 38.1% 31.0%
REB / G 32.7 33.5
OREB / G 7.9 10.6
AST / TO 1.30 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.3% 47.3%
TOV% 16.0% 14.8%
ORB% 25.3% 28.2%
FT Rate 24.1% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 17.9%
DRB% 75.6% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 27.9%

Game Analysis

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