And of all my friends, you've been the best to me. / Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · February 17, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VAL -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money EVAN +105 / VAL -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual EVAN +10 148 Won
Massey EVAN -1.0 (+9.0)
Massey Totals 141.5 (+6.5)
Bradley-Terry 62%
Weighted B-T 69%
Efficiency Plus ML EVAN -1.4 (+8.6) 141.3 (+6.7) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML EVAN -1.2 (+8.8) 140.7 (+7.3) 58%
Baseline ML EVAN -1.0 (+9.0) 142.7 (+5.3) 53%
Baseline Plus ML EVAN -0.4 (+9.6) 141.6 (+6.4) 51%

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 28, 2026 EVAN 8079 VAL
Feb 7, 2026 VAL 7063 EVAN
Jan 25, 2025 EVAN 7868 VAL
Feb 3, 2024 EVAN 6362 VAL
Jan 18, 2024 EVAN 7875 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN VAL
Overall 11-21 15-19
Conference 8-12 6-14
Home 7-9 10-7
Away 4-11 3-10
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 65.1 72.5
Avg Pts Against 71.4 75.3
Massey -6.0 (#261) -3.9 (#230)
Bradley-Terry -0.73 (#235) -0.66 (#230)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#231) -0.95 (#240)
RPI 0.466 (#239) 0.448 (#273)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN VAL
FG% 42.0% 41.7%
3PT% 30.0% 31.5%
REB / G 32.7 33.4
OREB / G 8.1 10.3
AST / TO 1.06 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 47.8%
TOV% 17.8% 14.6%
ORB% 23.5% 27.9%
FT Rate 21.0% 28.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 54.7%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 17.3%
DRB% 69.9% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 26.1%

Game Analysis

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