I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -6.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money INST +220 / ILST -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +5 183 Won
Massey ILST -8.6 (+13.6) — —
Massey Totals — 145.0 (+38.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 27% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 17% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILST -8.1 (+13.1) 140.6 (+42.4) 20% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -8.8 (+13.8) 142.4 (+40.6) 22% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -8.2 (+13.2) 137.8 (+45.2) 21% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -8.3 (+13.3) 138.5 (+44.5) 21% ✗

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 ILST 85 – 65 INST
Feb 15, 2025 INST 85 – 76 ILST
Jan 22, 2025 ILST 85 – 81 INST
Feb 14, 2024 ILST 80 – 67 INST
Feb 18, 2023 INST 80 – 64 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST ILST
Overall 11-21 23-13
Conference 4-16 12-8
Home 8-7 14-2
Away 3-12 7-7
Neutral 0-2 2-4
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 74.1
Avg Pts Against 75.1 69.1
Massey -3.6 (#225) 8.5 (#73)
Bradley-Terry -0.94 (#254) 0.67 (#114)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.45 (#262) 0.81 (#115)
RPI 0.454 (#260) 0.525 (#123)
Shooting & Four Factors INST ILST
FG% 43.7% 46.9%
3PT% 29.5% 34.4%
REB / G 34.3 36.8
OREB / G 8.6 10.2
AST / TO 1.27 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 54.0%
TOV% 18.2% 15.9%
ORB% 24.1% 30.1%
FT Rate 21.2% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 17.8%
DRB% 68.2% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.5% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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