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Big Ten Conference · Jersey Mike’s Arena · December 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread RUTG -1.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money RUTG -125 / ILL +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total RUTG win
Actual ILL +18 134 Lost
Massey RUTG -6.4 (-24.4) — —
Massey Totals — 125.6 (+8.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✗
Baseline Plus ML RUTG -3.0 (-21.0) 131.9 (+2.1) 54% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RUTG -3.0 (-21.0) 133.2 (+0.8) 53% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML RUTG -3.1 (-21.1) 130.4 (+3.6) 66% ✗
Baseline ML RUTG -3.9 (-21.9) 128.7 (+5.3) 57% ✗

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 9, 2026 ILL 81 – 55 RUTG
Feb 6, 2025 RUTG 82 – 73 ILL
Jan 21, 2024 ILL 86 – 63 RUTG
Feb 11, 2023 ILL 69 – 60 RUTG
Feb 17, 2022 RUTG 70 – 59 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RUTG ILL
Overall 15-17 29-9
Conference 7-13 14-6
Home 12-5 15-3
Away 3-9 6-5
Neutral 0-3 8-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 65.4 83.4
Avg Pts Against 66.5 73.3
Massey 9.7 (#41) 9.5 (#42)
Bradley-Terry 1.54 (#66) 1.21 (#85)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#52) 2.21 (#69)
RPI 0.570 (#81) 0.534 (#127)
Shooting & Four Factors RUTG ILL
FG% 42.1% 46.7%
3PT% 28.7% 31.6%
REB / G 39.5 48.3
OREB / G 12.3 12.8
AST / TO 1.19 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 53.1%
TOV% 16.4% 17.4%
ORB% 32.6% 33.9%
FT Rate 29.2% 15.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.7% 37.8%
Opp TOV% 25.5% 13.1%
DRB% 69.1% 76.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 12.5%

Game Analysis

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