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Big Ten Conference · State Farm Center · March 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -17.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money ILL -2400 / ORE +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +26 134 Won
Massey ILL -20.4 (+5.6)
Massey Totals 149.2 (-15.2)
Bradley-Terry 96%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML ILL -16.2 (+9.8) 150.2 (-16.2) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -16.3 (+9.7) 146.6 (-12.6) 89%
Baseline ML ILL -17.8 (+8.2) 147.1 (-13.1) 89%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -18.3 (+7.7) 146.4 (-12.4) 90%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 3, 2025 ILL 10977 ORE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL ORE
Overall 28-9 12-20
Conference 15-5 5-15
Home 14-3 10-7
Away 8-2 2-8
Neutral 6-4 0-5
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 70.8
Avg Pts Against 68.8 73.9
Massey 23.6 (#5) 6.2 (#91)
Bradley-Terry 3.47 (#15) 0.71 (#102)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.73 (#8) 0.95 (#100)
RPI 0.631 (#13) 0.506 (#172)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL ORE
FG% 46.3% 42.8%
3PT% 35.5% 32.6%
REB / G 40.8 34.8
OREB / G 13.3 11.5
AST / TO 1.61 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 49.8%
TOV% 13.6% 18.1%
ORB% 39.3% 33.4%
FT Rate 26.5% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 11.7% 16.1%
DRB% 73.1% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 14.3% 25.5%

Game Analysis

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