I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · January 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money SIU -345 / VAL +275
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +5 145 Won
Massey SIU -11.2 (-6.2) — —
Massey Totals — 148.1 (-3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -8.6 (-3.6) 144.8 (+0.2) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -7.2 (-2.2) 145.8 (-0.8) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -8.9 (-3.9) 141.7 (+3.3) 82% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -9.3 (-4.3) 143.7 (+1.3) 81% ✓

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 22, 2026 VAL 69 – 63 SIU
Feb 23, 2025 VAL 83 – 79 SIU
Jan 29, 2025 SIU 79 – 75 VAL
Jan 25, 2024 SIU 75 – 69 VAL
Jan 11, 2024 SIU 77 – 68 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU VAL
Overall 16-16 18-15
Conference 10-10 11-9
Home 8-6 13-4
Away 7-8 4-10
Neutral 1-2 1-1
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 71.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 71.9
Massey 4.2 (#110) -3.0 (#212)
Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#196) -1.04 (#257)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.22 (#173) -1.19 (#243)
RPI 0.497 (#180) 0.434 (#291)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU VAL
FG% 48.7% 39.2%
3PT% 27.9% 28.8%
REB / G 38.3 37.8
OREB / G 11.5 13.7
AST / TO 1.03 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 44.8%
TOV% 18.0% 15.9%
ORB% 32.8% 34.1%
FT Rate 23.5% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 17.8%
DRB% 70.4% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 29.7%

Game Analysis

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