The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Southeastern Conference · Mizzou Arena · February 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -3.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money MIZ +136 / VAN -162
Model Predictions
Spread Total MIZ win
Actual MIZ +1 161 Won
Massey VAN -8.3 (+9.3)
Massey Totals 158.7 (+2.3)
Bradley-Terry 30%
Weighted B-T 18%
Efficiency Plus ML VAN -4.8 (+5.8) 151.7 (+9.3) 36%
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -5.7 (+6.7) 151.0 (+10.0) 32%
Baseline ML VAN -5.3 (+6.3) 153.3 (+7.7) 35%
Baseline Plus ML VAN -7.1 (+8.1) 153.1 (+7.9) 29%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 1, 2025 VAN 9793 MIZ
Jan 11, 2025 MIZ 7566 VAN
Feb 3, 2024 VAN 6861 MIZ
Jan 7, 2023 MIZ 8582 VAN
Feb 9, 2022 VAN 7062 MIZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MIZ VAN
Overall 20-13 27-9
Conference 10-8 11-7
Home 15-3 13-3
Away 5-6 8-4
Neutral 0-4 6-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 79.2 85.7
Avg Pts Against 75.5 75.0
Massey 9.6 (#61) 20.9 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 2.04 (#49) 3.38 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.49 (#54) 4.59 (#13)
RPI 0.556 (#70) 0.637 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors MIZ VAN
FG% 49.2% 48.4%
3PT% 34.9% 35.9%
REB / G 36.6 36.4
OREB / G 12.0 10.5
AST / TO 1.19 1.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 56.4%
TOV% 17.8% 13.4%
ORB% 36.4% 30.9%
FT Rate 28.7% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 18.2%
DRB% 69.4% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 30.4%

Game Analysis

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