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Ohio Valley Conference · Jack Stephens Center · January 16, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LR -6.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money LR -258 / EIU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total LR win
Actual LR +11 137 Won
Massey LR -2.3 (+8.7) — —
Massey Totals — 134.5 (+2.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LR -1.2 (+9.8) 133.7 (+3.3) 51% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LR -2.6 (+8.4) 132.1 (+4.9) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LR -1.7 (+9.3) 132.4 (+4.6) 59% ✓
Baseline ML LR -1.5 (+9.5) 134.1 (+2.9) 53% ✓

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 14, 2026 EIU 78 – 72 LR
Feb 28, 2025 EIU 71 – 60 LR
Jan 27, 2025 EIU 56 – 54 LR
Feb 3, 2024 LR 71 – 47 EIU
Jan 6, 2024 EIU 90 – 88 LR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LR EIU
Overall 12-20 13-20
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 7-6 9-6
Away 5-13 3-13
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.9 64.6
Avg Pts Against 74.2 72.2
Massey -10.3 (#319) -9.2 (#303)
Bradley-Terry -1.18 (#271) -1.23 (#275)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.76 (#281) -1.78 (#282)
RPI 0.438 (#278) 0.439 (#276)
Shooting & Four Factors LR EIU
FG% 44.9% 40.2%
3PT% 34.9% 30.4%
REB / G 31.7 30.9
OREB / G 10.9 8.9
AST / TO 0.92 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 45.1%
TOV% 21.6% 19.5%
ORB% 31.8% 25.9%
FT Rate 20.0% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.9% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 18.4%
DRB% 63.2% 64.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 26.4%

Game Analysis

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