Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNI -10.8 (-1.8) 133.0 (+8.0) 84% ✓
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% ✓

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 81 – 60 INST
Feb 12, 2025 UNI 88 – 73 INST
Jan 25, 2025 UNI 74 – 56 INST
Mar 9, 2024 INST 94 – 72 UNI
Jan 7, 2024 INST 77 – 66 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%

Game Analysis

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