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Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · February 26, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -5.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money MUR -225 / INST +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +10 160 Won
Massey MUR -7.0 (+3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 156.5 (+3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -6.7 (+3.3) 149.9 (+10.1) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -4.3 (+5.7) 151.0 (+9.0) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -5.7 (+4.3) 148.9 (+11.1) 73% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -5.8 (+4.2) 151.7 (+8.3) 73% ✓

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 13, 2026 MUR 74 – 72 INST
Jan 17, 2026 MUR 85 – 81 INST
Dec 19, 2024 INST 84 – 74 MUR
Mar 3, 2024 INST 89 – 77 MUR
Jan 21, 2024 INST 72 – 63 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR INST
Overall 16-17 14-18
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 8-5 8-6
Away 5-8 4-9
Neutral 3-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 79.0
Avg Pts Against 70.2 81.5
Massey 0.7 (#148) -3.1 (#218)
Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#159) -0.35 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#155) -0.47 (#205)
RPI 0.508 (#174) 0.477 (#221)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR INST
FG% 43.1% 45.2%
3PT% 33.4% 34.8%
REB / G 33.1 34.8
OREB / G 9.7 9.4
AST / TO 0.98 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 54.0%
TOV% 17.0% 20.1%
ORB% 28.4% 27.1%
FT Rate 29.5% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 16.4%
DRB% 73.1% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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