Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -1.4 (-13.6) 145.4 (-0.4) 42% ✓
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% ✓

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 66 – 55 INST
Mar 6, 2025 SIU 86 – 85 INST
Mar 2, 2025 INST 95 – 77 SIU
Feb 18, 2024 SIU 74 – 69 INST
Nov 29, 2023 INST 77 – 48 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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