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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EVAN -0.4 (+9.6) 141.6 (+6.4) 51% ✓
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% ✓

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 80 – 79 VAL
Feb 7, 2026 VAL 70 – 63 EVAN
Jan 25, 2025 EVAN 78 – 68 VAL
Feb 3, 2024 EVAN 63 – 62 VAL
Jan 18, 2024 EVAN 78 – 75 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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