The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
71 – 77 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference OVC
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Ohio Valley Conference · Ford Center (Neutral) · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SIUE -3.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money SIUE -198 / EIU +164
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIUE win
Actual EIU +6 148 Lost
Massey SIUE -5.9 (-11.9) — —
Massey Totals — 123.6 (+24.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIUE -5.6 (-11.6) 128.9 (+19.1) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIUE -4.8 (-10.8) 126.9 (+21.1) 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SIUE -4.8 (-10.8) 123.5 (+24.5) 68% ✗
Baseline ML SIUE -5.3 (-11.3) 125.9 (+22.1) 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

Feb 28, 2026 SIUE 77 – 50 EIU
Dec 18, 2025 EIU 76 – 72 SIUE
Feb 5, 2025 SIUE 66 – 41 EIU
Jan 8, 2025 SIUE 60 – 57 EIU
Mar 7, 2024 SIUE 68 – 57 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIUE EIU
Overall 19-13 13-20
Conference 12-8 8-12
Home 10-5 9-6
Away 8-7 3-13
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 64.6
Avg Pts Against 65.9 72.2
Massey -5.2 (#249) -11.2 (#324)
Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#244) -1.71 (#319)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.11 (#247) -2.23 (#322)
RPI 0.452 (#277) 0.446 (#292)
Shooting & Four Factors SIUE EIU
FG% 43.4% 40.5%
3PT% 34.7% 31.3%
REB / G 35.6 31.4
OREB / G 10.2 9.8
AST / TO 1.05 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 45.2%
TOV% 17.9% 18.7%
ORB% 29.9% 28.3%
FT Rate 20.5% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.3% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 19.5%
DRB% 68.2% 64.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 26.5%

Game Analysis

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