The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Banterra Center · December 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -9.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money SIU -550 / USI +380
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +3 143 Won
Massey SIU -5.7 (-2.7)
Massey Totals 148.6 (-5.6)
Bradley-Terry 60%
Weighted B-T 78%
Baseline Plus ML SIU -4.0 (-1.0) 147.9 (-4.9) 70%
Baseline ML SIU -4.0 (-1.0) 146.0 (-3.0) 69%
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -3.7 (-0.7) 145.2 (-2.2) 67%
Efficiency Plus ML SIU -7.8 (-4.8) 149.4 (-6.4) 80%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 23, 2023 SIU 8150 USI
Nov 13, 2022 USI 7153 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU USI
Overall 14-19 10-20
Conference 8-12 5-15
Home 7-7 8-7
Away 5-8 2-13
Neutral 1-4 0-0
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.2 69.6
Avg Pts Against 75.5 75.1
Massey -1.7 (#193) -2.6 (#210)
Bradley-Terry -1.21 (#274) -0.74 (#242)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.89 (#230) -1.14 (#247)
RPI 0.475 (#213) 0.465 (#233)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU USI
FG% 42.6% 46.3%
3PT% 31.3% 40.8%
REB / G 38.9 34.6
OREB / G 11.6 9.1
AST / TO 0.98 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 52.6%
TOV% 18.8% 18.4%
ORB% 30.3% 27.2%
FT Rate 22.5% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 17.3%
DRB% 71.3% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 29.6%

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