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Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · December 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -5.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money VAL +205 / MUR -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual MUR +6 164 Lost
Massey MUR -7.6 (+1.6)
Massey Totals 158.5 (+5.5)
Bradley-Terry 14%
Weighted B-T 8%
Efficiency Plus ML MUR -6.3 (+0.3) 155.7 (+8.3) 27%
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -7.0 (+1.0) 150.8 (+13.2) 27%
Baseline ML MUR -6.4 (+0.4) 151.0 (+13.0) 27%
Baseline Plus ML MUR -5.6 (-0.4) 153.7 (+10.3) 33%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 MUR 9279 VAL
Feb 8, 2025 MUR 7456 VAL
Jan 11, 2025 MUR 5847 VAL
Feb 24, 2024 MUR 8068 VAL
Mar 3, 2023 MUR 7850 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL MUR
Overall 18-15 20-13
Conference 11-9 12-8
Home 13-4 12-3
Away 4-10 5-7
Neutral 1-1 3-3
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 71.2 83.1
Avg Pts Against 71.9 80.2
Massey -3.7 (#216) 8.2 (#77)
Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#277) 1.30 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.56 (#265) 1.60 (#91)
RPI 0.418 (#311) 0.535 (#113)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL MUR
FG% 39.2% 48.0%
3PT% 29.5% 37.8%
REB / G 38.3 38.8
OREB / G 13.8 12.8
AST / TO 1.03 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 57.0%
TOV% 16.1% 16.8%
ORB% 34.4% 37.0%
FT Rate 25.1% 30.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 16.5%
DRB% 66.4% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 28.4% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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