I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money ILST +138 / SIU -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual SIU +7 135 Lost
Massey SIU -5.4 (-1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 127.2 (+7.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -5.0 (-2.0) 133.6 (+1.4) 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -5.6 (-1.4) 133.9 (+1.1) 29% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -4.5 (-2.5) 134.5 (+0.5) 29% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -5.8 (-1.2) 134.8 (+0.2) 25% ✓

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 4, 2026 SIU 54 – 50 ILST
Dec 19, 2025 ILST 75 – 68 SIU
Feb 26, 2025 SIU 88 – 79 ILST
Jan 5, 2025 ILST 85 – 54 SIU
Feb 11, 2024 SIU 69 – 66 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST SIU
Overall 15-17 19-13
Conference 9-11 11-9
Home 10-6 13-5
Away 4-8 5-6
Neutral 1-3 1-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 66.2 72.2
Avg Pts Against 68.0 68.6
Massey -2.7 (#222) 6.9 (#80)
Bradley-Terry 0.10 (#172) 0.53 (#134)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.06 (#176) 1.12 (#109)
RPI 0.503 (#165) 0.523 (#134)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST SIU
FG% 41.4% 46.6%
3PT% 28.2% 37.1%
REB / G 36.2 32.8
OREB / G 11.3 8.2
AST / TO 0.88 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 54.1%
TOV% 18.4% 16.4%
ORB% 30.9% 26.6%
FT Rate 26.6% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 17.5%
DRB% 73.5% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 23.4%

Game Analysis

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