I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -11.5 Away covered
O/U 167.5 Under
Money MUR -800 / INST +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual MUR +4 166 Won
Massey MUR -15.0 (-11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 168.4 (-2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -13.8 (-9.8) 160.1 (+5.9) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -13.0 (-9.0) 161.4 (+4.6) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -12.8 (-8.8) 155.3 (+10.7) 88% ✓
Baseline ML MUR -13.1 (-9.1) 157.6 (+8.4) 86% ✓

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 MUR 74 – 72 INST
Feb 26, 2025 MUR 85 – 75 INST
Dec 19, 2024 INST 84 – 74 MUR
Mar 3, 2024 INST 89 – 77 MUR
Jan 21, 2024 INST 72 – 63 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR INST
Overall 20-13 11-21
Conference 12-8 4-16
Home 12-3 8-7
Away 5-7 3-12
Neutral 3-3 0-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 83.1 71.7
Avg Pts Against 80.2 75.1
Massey 8.9 (#71) -2.7 (#207)
Bradley-Terry 1.80 (#57) -0.60 (#223)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.16 (#68) -1.05 (#238)
RPI 0.570 (#66) 0.464 (#241)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR INST
FG% 47.8% 44.5%
3PT% 37.3% 29.7%
REB / G 38.3 34.1
OREB / G 12.2 8.6
AST / TO 1.29 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.3% 51.6%
TOV% 16.7% 17.6%
ORB% 35.2% 24.3%
FT Rate 30.4% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 15.5%
DRB% 67.7% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 17.3%

Game Analysis

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