Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML LIN -5.7 (-9.7) 142.0 (-4.0) 73%

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 8274 EIU
Feb 1, 2025 EIU 7670 LIN
Jan 3, 2025 EIU 7874 LIN
Feb 17, 2024 EIU 7257 LIN
Jan 20, 2024 EIU 7868 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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