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Ohio Valley Conference · First Community Arena · December 31, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SIUE -6.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money SIUE -275 / WIU +275
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIUE win
Actual WIU +8 148 Lost
Massey SIUE -6.6 (-14.6) — —
Massey Totals — 130.4 (+17.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SIUE -4.0 (-12.0) 133.5 (+14.5) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIUE -3.2 (-11.2) 132.9 (+15.1) 61% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIUE -4.0 (-12.0) 134.0 (+14.0) 68% ✗
Baseline ML SIUE -4.2 (-12.2) 134.0 (+14.0) 66% ✗

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 27, 2026 SIUE 67 – 47 WIU
Dec 22, 2025 SIUE 66 – 61 WIU
Feb 1, 2025 SIUE 69 – 65 WIU
Jan 3, 2025 SIUE 77 – 66 WIU
Mar 2, 2024 WIU 76 – 65 SIUE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIUE WIU
Overall 17-16 21-12
Conference 9-9 13-5
Home 12-2 10-5
Away 2-13 10-6
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 66.0
Avg Pts Against 71.0 67.4
Massey -4.1 (#248) -6.2 (#279)
Bradley-Terry -0.18 (#197) -0.84 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#218) -0.88 (#253)
RPI 0.473 (#226) 0.455 (#257)
Shooting & Four Factors SIUE WIU
FG% 41.0% 40.2%
3PT% 35.1% 29.8%
REB / G 33.5 39.4
OREB / G 10.2 12.4
AST / TO 0.96 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 45.0%
TOV% 15.1% 20.8%
ORB% 29.3% 32.3%
FT Rate 27.6% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 13.5%
DRB% 69.2% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 20.0%

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