Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -4.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money UNI -225 / ILST +185
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual ILST +2 140 Lost
Massey UNI -3.4 (-5.4)
Massey Totals 124.2 (+15.8)
Bradley-Terry 66%
Weighted B-T 68%
Efficiency Plus ML UNI -2.7 (-4.7) 134.7 (+5.3) 65%
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -3.3 (-5.3) 130.8 (+9.2) 67%
Baseline ML UNI -4.5 (-6.5) 134.0 (+6.0) 68%
Baseline Plus ML UNI -4.5 (-6.5) 134.9 (+5.1) 69%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 UNI 7452 ILST
Jan 22, 2026 ILST 5954 UNI
Feb 8, 2025 UNI 6865 ILST
Jan 12, 2025 UNI 8584 ILST
Feb 22, 2024 ILST 8173 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI ILST
Overall 23-13 23-13
Conference 11-9 12-8
Home 12-5 14-2
Away 6-6 7-7
Neutral 5-2 2-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.6 74.1
Avg Pts Against 62.5 69.1
Massey 7.1 (#86) 6.6 (#88)
Bradley-Terry 0.55 (#111) 0.38 (#134)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#113) 0.52 (#126)
RPI 0.542 (#83) 0.532 (#105)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI ILST
FG% 46.2% 46.5%
3PT% 33.4% 34.9%
REB / G 32.0 35.9
OREB / G 7.0 9.6
AST / TO 1.52 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 53.8%
TOV% 14.6% 16.8%
ORB% 21.6% 28.8%
FT Rate 17.4% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 16.5%
DRB% 74.4% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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