And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -1.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money UNI -110 / MUR -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual UNI +5 157 Won
Massey UNI -0.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 143.8 (+13.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 33% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MUR -0.5 (+5.5) 139.3 (+17.7) 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -0.3 (+5.3) 138.9 (+18.1) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -0.6 (+4.4) 136.1 (+20.9) 51% ✓
Baseline ML UNI -0.6 (+4.4) 135.0 (+22.0) 51% ✓

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 10, 2026 UNI 89 – 60 MUR
Feb 18, 2025 UNI 74 – 67 MUR
Jan 9, 2025 MUR 71 – 68 UNI
Feb 3, 2024 MUR 71 – 43 UNI
Jan 14, 2024 UNI 70 – 60 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI MUR
Overall 23-13 20-13
Conference 11-9 12-8
Home 12-5 12-3
Away 6-6 5-7
Neutral 5-2 3-3
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 68.6 83.1
Avg Pts Against 62.5 80.2
Massey 5.1 (#104) 7.6 (#83)
Bradley-Terry 0.29 (#138) 1.44 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#145) 1.61 (#83)
RPI 0.532 (#112) 0.563 (#71)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI MUR
FG% 43.6% 47.6%
3PT% 31.9% 36.4%
REB / G 32.8 38.3
OREB / G 7.3 12.2
AST / TO 1.54 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 56.0%
TOV% 14.2% 16.4%
ORB% 21.3% 34.6%
FT Rate 18.0% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 16.3%
DRB% 74.0% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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