And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · January 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -1.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money SIU +100 / BRAD -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual BRAD +1 139 Lost
Massey SIU -1.3 (-2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 135.8 (+3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIU -1.4 (-2.4) 133.8 (+5.2) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -1.4 (-2.4) 134.1 (+4.9) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -1.4 (-2.4) 135.3 (+3.7) 52% ✗
Baseline ML SIU -1.5 (-2.5) 136.0 (+3.0) 39% ✓

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
Dec 4, 2024 BRAD 83 – 60 SIU
Feb 29, 2024 BRAD 86 – 67 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU BRAD
Overall 19-13 23-12
Conference 11-9 13-7
Home 13-5 14-3
Away 5-6 6-7
Neutral 1-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 74.2
Avg Pts Against 68.6 67.7
Massey 5.5 (#97) 8.1 (#69)
Bradley-Terry 0.68 (#122) 1.20 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.13 (#109) 1.49 (#91)
RPI 0.522 (#139) 0.586 (#50)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU BRAD
FG% 46.6% 47.1%
3PT% 37.6% 36.9%
REB / G 31.9 35.8
OREB / G 7.9 10.2
AST / TO 1.40 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 54.8%
TOV% 16.4% 19.2%
ORB% 26.0% 30.7%
FT Rate 29.0% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 19.5%
DRB% 70.8% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 25.2%

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