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UIC Flames
77 – 81
FINAL Conference
Murray State Racers
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · January 2, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -5.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money UIC +205 / MUR -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual MUR +4 158 Lost
Massey MUR -7.2 (+3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 164.7 (-6.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -8.8 (+4.8) 154.2 (+3.8) 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -6.9 (+2.9) 157.5 (+0.5) 34% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -8.2 (+4.2) 151.6 (+6.4) 26% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -8.0 (+4.0) 151.1 (+6.9) 30% ✓

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 6, 2026 UIC 92 – 79 MUR
Feb 4, 2026 MUR 81 – 74 UIC
Feb 12, 2025 MUR 63 – 53 UIC
Jan 16, 2025 UIC 97 – 93 MUR
Jan 18, 2024 MUR 73 – 58 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC MUR
Overall 19-16 20-13
Conference 12-8 12-8
Home 9-5 12-3
Away 7-9 5-7
Neutral 3-2 3-3
Last 5 0-5 5-0
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 73.9 83.1
Avg Pts Against 71.2 80.2
Massey -2.6 (#207) 8.5 (#75)
Bradley-Terry -1.43 (#285) 1.56 (#68)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.39 (#253) 1.87 (#77)
RPI 0.431 (#292) 0.550 (#92)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC MUR
FG% 41.3% 48.3%
3PT% 29.9% 37.5%
REB / G 35.6 38.1
OREB / G 14.4 12.2
AST / TO 0.95 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.9% 57.0%
TOV% 18.8% 16.8%
ORB% 38.4% 35.6%
FT Rate 30.3% 31.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 16.5%
DRB% 61.3% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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