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Ohio Valley Conference · Western Hall · February 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread WIU -0.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money WIU -115 / USI -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIU win
Actual WIU +25 149 Won
Massey USI -0.9 (+25.9) — —
Massey Totals — 137.9 (+11.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USI -1.0 (+26.0) 136.8 (+12.2) 40% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIU -0.2 (+24.8) 135.0 (+14.0) 44% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USI -0.7 (+25.7) 135.9 (+13.1) 42% ✗
Baseline ML USI -1.0 (+26.0) 135.0 (+14.0) 36% ✗

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 20, 2026 USI 77 – 70 WIU
Jan 24, 2026 USI 96 – 64 WIU
Jan 18, 2025 USI 78 – 66 WIU
Feb 24, 2024 WIU 82 – 76 USI
Jan 26, 2024 WIU 73 – 68 USI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIU USI
Overall 12-19 10-20
Conference 6-14 5-15
Home 8-7 8-7
Away 4-11 2-13
Neutral 0-1 0-0
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak W2 L2
Avg Pts For 66.6 69.6
Avg Pts Against 73.3 75.1
Massey -14.0 (#352) -9.9 (#317)
Bradley-Terry -2.59 (#347) -1.86 (#326)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.70 (#356) -2.51 (#327)
RPI 0.376 (#350) 0.399 (#336)
Shooting & Four Factors WIU USI
FG% 41.7% 42.5%
3PT% 35.9% 35.1%
REB / G 32.2 34.6
OREB / G 10.1 10.2
AST / TO 0.77 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 48.3%
TOV% 18.4% 17.1%
ORB% 29.2% 28.7%
FT Rate 18.0% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 16.7%
DRB% 67.6% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 25.3%

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