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Ohio Valley Conference · Hyland Arena · February 27, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LIN -7.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money LIN -345 / EIU +275
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIN win
Actual EIU +4 138 Lost
Massey LIN -7.7 (-11.7) — —
Massey Totals — 143.0 (-5.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LIN -5.7 (-9.7) 142.0 (-4.0) 73% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIN -5.9 (-9.9) 140.7 (-2.7) 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LIN -5.9 (-9.9) 138.2 (-0.2) 70% ✗
Baseline ML LIN -6.0 (-10.0) 138.9 (-0.9) 70% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 7, 2025 LIN 82 – 74 EIU
Feb 1, 2025 EIU 76 – 70 LIN
Jan 3, 2025 EIU 78 – 74 LIN
Feb 17, 2024 EIU 72 – 57 LIN
Jan 20, 2024 EIU 78 – 68 LIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIN EIU
Overall 18-15 13-20
Conference 11-9 8-12
Home 9-5 9-6
Away 7-9 3-13
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.4 64.6
Avg Pts Against 75.0 72.2
Massey -6.2 (#264) -10.9 (#320)
Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#240) -1.84 (#326)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.35 (#265) -2.36 (#322)
RPI 0.478 (#233) 0.439 (#294)
Shooting & Four Factors LIN EIU
FG% 44.1% 40.5%
3PT% 29.7% 31.3%
REB / G 37.3 31.6
OREB / G 12.1 10.0
AST / TO 0.94 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 45.3%
TOV% 19.2% 18.6%
ORB% 32.2% 28.6%
FT Rate 26.0% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 19.5%
DRB% 67.7% 65.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 27.9%

Game Analysis

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