And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Indiana State Sycamores
95 86 OT
FINAL Conference
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread INST -8.0 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money INST -345 / BRAD +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +9 181 Won
Massey INST -8.1 (+0.9)
Massey Totals 155.3 (+25.7)
Bradley-Terry 83%
Weighted B-T 86%
Efficiency Plus ML INST -7.9 (+1.1) 150.1 (+30.9) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML INST -7.2 (+1.8) 150.4 (+30.6) 75%
Baseline ML INST -7.0 (+2.0) 152.3 (+28.7) 76%
Baseline Plus ML INST -7.2 (+1.8) 152.3 (+28.7) 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

Jan 22, 2026 BRAD 7568 INST
Dec 19, 2025 BRAD 10899 INST
Jan 16, 2025 BRAD 11865 INST
Jan 2, 2025 BRAD 9089 INST
Dec 2, 2023 INST 8577 BRAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST BRAD
Overall 32-7 23-12
Conference 17-3 13-7
Home 16-1 14-3
Away 9-4 6-7
Neutral 7-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.7 74.2
Avg Pts Against 73.5 67.7
Massey 13.2 (#27) 8.8 (#66)
Bradley-Terry 2.38 (#20) 1.49 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.77 (#29) 1.70 (#82)
RPI 0.603 (#30) 0.601 (#33)
Shooting & Four Factors INST BRAD
FG% 51.0% 48.2%
3PT% 41.1% 38.1%
REB / G 34.8 34.6
OREB / G 7.2 9.5
AST / TO 1.40 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 61.3% 56.1%
TOV% 17.4% 18.5%
ORB% 24.0% 29.4%
FT Rate 28.0% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 19.6%
DRB% 74.3% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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