Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -12.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money MUR -900 / VAL +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +13 171 Won
Massey MUR -13.7 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 155.9 (+15.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -11.9 (+1.1) 148.7 (+22.3) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -10.8 (+2.2) 150.9 (+20.1) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -11.3 (+1.7) 146.8 (+24.2) 87% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -11.8 (+1.2) 147.7 (+23.3) 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

Dec 21, 2025 MUR 85 – 79 VAL
Feb 8, 2025 MUR 74 – 56 VAL
Jan 11, 2025 MUR 58 – 47 VAL
Feb 24, 2024 MUR 80 – 68 VAL
Mar 3, 2023 MUR 78 – 50 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR VAL
Overall 20-13 18-15
Conference 12-8 11-9
Home 12-3 13-4
Away 5-7 4-10
Neutral 3-3 1-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 83.1 71.2
Avg Pts Against 80.2 71.9
Massey 8.8 (#73) -1.3 (#189)
Bradley-Terry 1.74 (#62) -0.54 (#222)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.06 (#71) -0.59 (#210)
RPI 0.564 (#74) 0.454 (#257)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR VAL
FG% 47.8% 39.1%
3PT% 37.2% 30.4%
REB / G 38.5 37.1
OREB / G 12.2 12.7
AST / TO 1.28 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.3% 44.8%
TOV% 16.8% 15.8%
ORB% 35.4% 32.9%
FT Rate 30.5% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 17.7%
DRB% 67.6% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 29.8%

Game Analysis

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