I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Missouri State Bears
69 – 59
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · Great Southern Bank Arena · March 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -5.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money MOST -225 / UIC +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total MOST win
Actual MOST +10 128 Won
Massey MOST -4.6 (+5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 143.5 (-15.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MOST -4.7 (+5.3) 148.1 (-20.1) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -5.2 (+4.8) 147.0 (-19.0) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -4.6 (+5.4) 145.3 (-17.3) 70% ✓
Baseline ML MOST -4.4 (+5.6) 147.2 (-19.2) 73% ✓

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 16, 2025 UIC 63 – 58 MOST
Jan 8, 2025 UIC 80 – 63 MOST
Mar 3, 2023 MOST 74 – 57 UIC
Jan 25, 2023 MOST 63 – 59 UIC
Dec 1, 2022 MOST 66 – 51 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MOST UIC
Overall 17-16 12-21
Conference 8-12 4-16
Home 9-5 6-9
Away 4-10 3-10
Neutral 4-1 3-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 69.4
Avg Pts Against 71.3 72.3
Massey 0.4 (#160) -0.9 (#174)
Bradley-Terry 0.26 (#146) -0.60 (#237)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#148) -0.35 (#196)
RPI 0.503 (#171) 0.468 (#249)
Shooting & Four Factors MOST UIC
FG% 44.4% 43.9%
3PT% 31.7% 37.1%
REB / G 38.7 33.1
OREB / G 10.0 8.1
AST / TO 1.00 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 51.5%
TOV% 17.2% 18.0%
ORB% 28.6% 23.3%
FT Rate 22.4% 17.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 12.9% 17.4%
DRB% 75.2% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 27.9%

Game Analysis

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