Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money INST +102 / SIU -122
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual SIU +15 145 Lost
Massey SIU -1.9 (-13.1)
Massey Totals 151.6 (-6.6)
Bradley-Terry 46%
Weighted B-T 43%
Efficiency Plus ML SIU -0.5 (-14.5) 146.0 (-1.0) 47%
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -1.0 (-14.0) 141.0 (+4.0) 44%
Baseline ML SIU -1.1 (-13.9) 142.1 (+2.9) 46%
Baseline Plus ML SIU -1.4 (-13.6) 145.4 (-0.4) 42%

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 26, 2026 SIU 6655 INST
Mar 6, 2025 SIU 8685 INST
Mar 2, 2025 INST 9577 SIU
Feb 18, 2024 SIU 7469 INST
Nov 29, 2023 INST 7748 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST SIU
Overall 11-21 16-16
Conference 4-16 10-10
Home 8-7 8-6
Away 3-12 7-8
Neutral 0-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 72.7
Avg Pts Against 75.1 70.5
Massey -2.0 (#200) 2.9 (#120)
Bradley-Terry -0.94 (#252) -0.27 (#200)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.19 (#251) -0.31 (#193)
RPI 0.460 (#245) 0.501 (#181)
Shooting & Four Factors INST SIU
FG% 45.8% 45.8%
3PT% 31.0% 28.1%
REB / G 34.4 37.0
OREB / G 8.8 10.7
AST / TO 1.32 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 49.7%
TOV% 18.7% 17.4%
ORB% 25.4% 29.6%
FT Rate 19.8% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 18.3%
DRB% 68.6% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 24.8%

Game Analysis

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