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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILST -8.5 (-0.5) 144.5 (+19.5) 77% ✓
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% ✓

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 86 – 64 VAL
Jan 8, 2026 VAL 77 – 71 ILST
Mar 3, 2024 VAL 75 – 72 ILST
Jan 14, 2024 VAL 59 – 50 ILST
Feb 12, 2023 VAL 81 – 76 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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