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Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread INST -7.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money INST -340 / EVAN +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual EVAN +5 153 Lost
Massey INST -6.1 (-11.1) — —
Massey Totals — 151.6 (+1.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✗
Baseline Plus ML INST -4.5 (-9.5) 150.0 (+3.0) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -7.7 (-12.7) 148.1 (+4.9) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML INST -4.3 (-9.3) 148.1 (+4.9) 69% ✗
Baseline ML INST -4.6 (-9.6) 150.1 (+2.9) 69% ✗

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 4, 2026 INST 84 – 63 EVAN
Jan 10, 2026 EVAN 72 – 69 INST
Jan 4, 2025 INST 66 – 62 EVAN
Feb 29, 2024 INST 85 – 67 EVAN
Jan 4, 2024 INST 87 – 73 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST EVAN
Overall 14-18 11-21
Conference 8-12 8-12
Home 8-6 7-9
Away 4-9 4-11
Neutral 2-3 0-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 79.0 65.1
Avg Pts Against 81.5 71.4
Massey -2.8 (#215) -5.7 (#259)
Bradley-Terry -0.17 (#187) -0.66 (#231)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#190) -0.77 (#228)
RPI 0.488 (#203) 0.470 (#234)
Shooting & Four Factors INST EVAN
FG% 45.6% 42.3%
3PT% 34.9% 30.0%
REB / G 34.7 32.7
OREB / G 9.4 8.0
AST / TO 1.00 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 48.6%
TOV% 20.4% 17.6%
ORB% 27.4% 23.5%
FT Rate 27.8% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.6% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 17.0%
DRB% 72.9% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.7% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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