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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNI -4.5 (-6.5) 134.9 (+5.1) 69% ✗
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% ✗

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 74 – 52 ILST
Jan 22, 2026 ILST 59 – 54 UNI
Feb 8, 2025 UNI 68 – 65 ILST
Jan 12, 2025 UNI 85 – 84 ILST
Feb 22, 2024 ILST 81 – 73 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%

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