So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
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 Plus ML SIU -4.5 (-2.5) 134.5 (+0.5) 29%
Model 4 ML SIU -5.6 (-1.4) 133.9 (+1.1) 29%
Model 3 ML SIU -5.0 (-2.0) 133.6 (+1.4) 30%
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 5450 ILST
Dec 19, 2025 ILST 7568 SIU
Feb 26, 2025 SIU 8879 ILST
Jan 5, 2025 ILST 8554 SIU
Feb 11, 2024 SIU 6966 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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