He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · January 2, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -10.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money UNI -625 / INST +455
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual UNI +9 141 Won
Massey UNI -14.4 (-5.4)
Massey Totals 131.1 (+9.9)
Bradley-Terry 90%
Weighted B-T 96%
Efficiency Plus ML UNI -10.9 (-1.9) 139.2 (+1.8) 83%
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -11.3 (-2.3) 130.7 (+10.3) 86%
Baseline ML UNI -11.8 (-2.8) 129.3 (+11.7) 85%
Baseline Plus ML UNI -10.8 (-1.8) 133.0 (+8.0) 84%

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 19, 2026 UNI 8160 INST
Feb 12, 2025 UNI 8873 INST
Jan 25, 2025 UNI 7456 INST
Mar 9, 2024 INST 9472 UNI
Jan 7, 2024 INST 7766 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI INST
Overall 23-13 11-21
Conference 11-9 4-16
Home 12-5 8-7
Away 6-6 3-12
Neutral 5-2 0-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.6 71.7
Avg Pts Against 62.5 75.1
Massey 7.7 (#81) -2.9 (#210)
Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#77) -0.15 (#185)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.62 (#89) -0.88 (#227)
RPI 0.578 (#58) 0.496 (#186)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI INST
FG% 45.1% 43.3%
3PT% 34.6% 30.4%
REB / G 32.6 35.0
OREB / G 6.7 8.6
AST / TO 1.73 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 50.6%
TOV% 14.4% 18.2%
ORB% 20.0% 23.6%
FT Rate 19.3% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.5% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 15.5%
DRB% 70.7% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 17.8%

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