Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · March 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money EVAN +340 / SIU -440
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual SIU +14 148 Lost
Massey SIU -9.3 (-4.7)
Massey Totals 141.0 (+7.0)
Bradley-Terry 28%
Weighted B-T 23%
Baseline Plus ML SIU -9.5 (-4.5) 140.3 (+7.7) 17%
Model 4 ML SIU -7.9 (-6.1) 139.2 (+8.8) 20%
Model 3 ML SIU -8.5 (-5.5) 137.8 (+10.2) 19%
Baseline ML SIU -9.2 (-4.8) 138.3 (+9.7) 17%

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 13, 2026 SIU 8660 EVAN
Feb 6, 2025 SIU 6859 EVAN
Jan 1, 2025 EVAN 6853 SIU
Feb 25, 2024 SIU 6553 EVAN
Jan 18, 2023 SIU 7770 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN SIU
Overall 7-25 16-16
Conference 3-17 10-10
Home 5-10 8-6
Away 1-12 7-8
Neutral 1-3 1-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 65.8 72.7
Avg Pts Against 78.3 70.5
Massey -8.5 (#296) 3.8 (#114)
Bradley-Terry -1.46 (#299) 0.02 (#161)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.84 (#297) -0.06 (#166)
RPI 0.443 (#299) 0.507 (#170)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN SIU
FG% 42.5% 45.3%
3PT% 32.1% 27.8%
REB / G 30.2 37.4
OREB / G 7.4 10.9
AST / TO 0.96 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 49.3%
TOV% 19.2% 17.3%
ORB% 22.0% 30.0%
FT Rate 21.8% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.5% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 18.7%
DRB% 70.1% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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