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Murray State Racers
63 – 53
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · February 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -3.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money MUR -165 / UIC +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +10 116 Won
Massey MUR -1.7 (+8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 152.4 (-36.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -1.0 (+9.0) 147.3 (-31.3) 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIC -0.1 (+10.1) 145.1 (-29.1) 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -1.3 (+8.7) 147.1 (-31.1) 58% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -0.3 (+9.7) 147.4 (-31.4) 54% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 UIC 92 – 79 MUR
Feb 4, 2026 MUR 81 – 74 UIC
Jan 2, 2026 MUR 81 – 77 UIC
Jan 16, 2025 UIC 97 – 93 MUR
Jan 18, 2024 MUR 73 – 58 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR UIC
Overall 16-17 17-14
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 8-5 9-5
Away 5-8 7-6
Neutral 3-4 1-3
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 74.1
Avg Pts Against 70.2 75.3
Massey 0.5 (#153) 1.9 (#132)
Bradley-Terry 0.12 (#162) 0.52 (#131)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.14 (#159) 0.63 (#126)
RPI 0.508 (#163) 0.533 (#116)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR UIC
FG% 44.2% 46.0%
3PT% 33.8% 35.2%
REB / G 32.5 36.4
OREB / G 9.4 11.0
AST / TO 1.01 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 53.1%
TOV% 17.4% 17.4%
ORB% 28.3% 31.3%
FT Rate 29.2% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 15.8%
DRB% 73.5% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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