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Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -6.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money VAL +250 / ILST -310
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual VAL +6 148 Won
Massey ILST -9.0 (+15.0) — —
Massey Totals — 135.0 (+13.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 13% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 10% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILST -7.6 (+13.6) 135.6 (+12.4) 24% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -7.5 (+13.5) 135.2 (+12.8) 26% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -8.7 (+14.7) 133.6 (+14.4) 19% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -8.0 (+14.0) 134.7 (+13.3) 20% ✗

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 13, 2026 ILST 86 – 64 VAL
Feb 1, 2025 ILST 86 – 78 VAL
Mar 3, 2024 VAL 75 – 72 ILST
Jan 14, 2024 VAL 59 – 50 ILST
Feb 12, 2023 VAL 81 – 76 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL ILST
Overall 18-15 23-13
Conference 11-9 12-8
Home 13-4 14-2
Away 4-10 7-7
Neutral 1-1 2-4
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 74.1
Avg Pts Against 71.9 69.1
Massey -2.2 (#198) 10.6 (#56)
Bradley-Terry -0.98 (#252) 1.59 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#236) 1.83 (#80)
RPI 0.434 (#281) 0.559 (#79)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL ILST
FG% 38.5% 48.8%
3PT% 28.7% 35.7%
REB / G 37.8 36.6
OREB / G 13.4 9.4
AST / TO 1.01 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.9% 56.1%
TOV% 15.8% 16.0%
ORB% 33.5% 28.9%
FT Rate 27.3% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 17.6%
DRB% 68.4% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 30.4% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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