And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Illinois State Redbirds
52 – 74
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Northern Iowa Panthers
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -1.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money ILST +110 / UNI -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual UNI +22 126 Lost
Massey UNI -0.4 (-21.6) — —
Massey Totals — 124.0 (+2.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNI -0.1 (-21.9) 127.7 (-1.7) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -0.2 (-22.2) 127.0 (-1.0) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -0.4 (-21.6) 124.6 (+1.4) 46% ✓
Baseline ML UNI -0.6 (-21.4) 125.7 (+0.3) 42% ✓

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 26, 2026 ILST 71 – 69 UNI
Jan 22, 2026 ILST 59 – 54 UNI
Feb 8, 2025 UNI 68 – 65 ILST
Jan 12, 2025 UNI 85 – 84 ILST
Feb 22, 2024 ILST 81 – 73 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST UNI
Overall 23-13 23-13
Conference 12-8 11-9
Home 14-2 12-5
Away 7-7 6-6
Neutral 2-4 5-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 68.6
Avg Pts Against 69.1 62.5
Massey 6.8 (#89) 7.2 (#85)
Bradley-Terry 0.57 (#113) 0.49 (#118)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#119) 0.70 (#115)
RPI 0.537 (#97) 0.543 (#87)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST UNI
FG% 46.6% 46.1%
3PT% 35.3% 33.7%
REB / G 35.6 32.0
OREB / G 9.6 7.0
AST / TO 1.18 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 52.9%
TOV% 16.8% 14.1%
ORB% 28.8% 21.7%
FT Rate 22.1% 17.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 18.6%
DRB% 74.9% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 20.5%

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