Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · December 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -4.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money SIU +155 / BRAD -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual BRAD +23 143 Lost
Massey BRAD -0.1 (-22.9) — —
Massey Totals — 153.2 (-10.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -1.9 (-21.1) 146.2 (-3.2) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -0.9 (-22.1) 146.7 (-3.7) 40% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -2.3 (-20.7) 147.1 (-4.1) 41% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -2.0 (-21.0) 149.3 (-6.3) 45% ✓

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 15, 2026 BRAD 70 – 60 SIU
Dec 21, 2025 BRAD 73 – 69 SIU
Feb 13, 2025 BRAD 78 – 64 SIU
Feb 29, 2024 BRAD 86 – 67 SIU
Jan 18, 2024 BRAD 70 – 69 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU BRAD
Overall 14-19 28-9
Conference 8-12 15-5
Home 7-7 14-4
Away 5-8 9-3
Neutral 1-4 5-2
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 75.4
Avg Pts Against 75.5 69.3
Massey 0.7 (#150) 6.0 (#81)
Bradley-Terry -1.35 (#289) 2.39 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.13 (#243) 3.13 (#53)
RPI 0.464 (#241) 0.626 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU BRAD
FG% 42.9% 51.9%
3PT% 32.2% 43.9%
REB / G 39.0 35.1
OREB / G 11.3 8.4
AST / TO 1.06 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 61.0%
TOV% 17.9% 19.5%
ORB% 29.3% 29.2%
FT Rate 23.2% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 15.2%
DRB% 70.3% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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