And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread INST -7.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money INST -340 / EVAN +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual EVAN +3 141 Lost
Massey INST -7.6 (-10.6) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (-4.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML INST -4.2 (-7.2) 139.0 (+2.0) 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -4.9 (-7.9) 141.7 (-0.7) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML INST -4.1 (-7.1) 137.9 (+3.1) 68% ✗
Baseline ML INST -4.7 (-7.7) 137.7 (+3.3) 68% ✗

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 4, 2026 INST 84 – 63 EVAN
Feb 20, 2025 EVAN 79 – 74 INST
Jan 4, 2025 INST 66 – 62 EVAN
Feb 29, 2024 INST 85 – 67 EVAN
Jan 4, 2024 INST 87 – 73 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST EVAN
Overall 11-21 7-25
Conference 4-16 3-17
Home 8-7 5-10
Away 3-12 1-12
Neutral 0-2 1-3
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.7 65.8
Avg Pts Against 75.1 78.3
Massey -2.8 (#210) -6.7 (#266)
Bradley-Terry -0.61 (#232) -1.73 (#309)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.14 (#242) -1.74 (#276)
RPI 0.475 (#226) 0.458 (#245)
Shooting & Four Factors INST EVAN
FG% 44.1% 40.7%
3PT% 30.4% 28.1%
REB / G 33.9 32.1
OREB / G 8.2 8.7
AST / TO 1.27 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 46.3%
TOV% 18.4% 20.0%
ORB% 23.4% 24.5%
FT Rate 21.4% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 17.5%
DRB% 66.9% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 17.1% 25.0%

Game Analysis

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