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Murray State Racers
74 – 53
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Evansville Purple Aces
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -5.5 Home covered
O/U 129.5 Under
Money MUR -250 / EVAN +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +21 127 Won
Massey MUR -5.7 (+15.3) — —
Massey Totals — 130.5 (-3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -4.4 (+16.6) 132.6 (-5.6) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -4.1 (+16.9) 132.3 (-5.3) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -4.5 (+16.5) 131.6 (-4.6) 66% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -4.2 (+16.8) 133.1 (-6.1) 68% ✓

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 21, 2026 MUR 88 – 75 EVAN
Jan 8, 2026 MUR 79 – 69 EVAN
Jan 30, 2025 EVAN 78 – 74 MUR
Dec 4, 2024 MUR 63 – 61 EVAN
Feb 10, 2024 MUR 73 – 70 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR EVAN
Overall 16-17 11-21
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 8-5 7-9
Away 5-8 4-11
Neutral 3-4 0-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 70.6 65.1
Avg Pts Against 70.2 71.4
Massey 0.6 (#153) -5.2 (#249)
Bradley-Terry 0.19 (#155) -0.64 (#227)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.17 (#159) -0.77 (#228)
RPI 0.506 (#171) 0.470 (#241)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR EVAN
FG% 42.7% 43.0%
3PT% 33.3% 30.1%
REB / G 33.6 32.5
OREB / G 9.9 7.6
AST / TO 0.99 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 49.1%
TOV% 16.9% 17.7%
ORB% 28.7% 22.6%
FT Rate 30.2% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.6%
DRB% 73.5% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 25.9%

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