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Evansville Purple Aces
77 – 60
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · February 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UIC -1.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money EVAN -111 / UIC -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual EVAN +17 137 Won
Massey EVAN -1.2 (+15.8) — —
Massey Totals — 141.4 (-4.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EVAN -2.3 (+14.7) 141.2 (-4.2) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EVAN -1.4 (+15.6) 139.9 (-2.9) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EVAN -1.3 (+15.7) 138.6 (-1.6) 59% ✓
Baseline ML EVAN -1.0 (+16.0) 139.5 (-2.5) 63% ✓

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 19, 2026 UIC 84 – 46 EVAN
Jan 21, 2026 UIC 76 – 49 EVAN
Feb 22, 2025 UIC 82 – 77 EVAN
Jan 23, 2025 UIC 78 – 67 EVAN
Feb 22, 2024 UIC 88 – 79 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN UIC
Overall 17-18 12-21
Conference 6-14 4-16
Home 10-5 6-9
Away 4-11 3-10
Neutral 3-2 3-2
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 69.4
Avg Pts Against 74.0 72.3
Massey -3.1 (#228) -0.6 (#178)
Bradley-Terry 0.26 (#148) -0.89 (#261)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.00 (#175) -0.52 (#220)
RPI 0.522 (#132) 0.468 (#234)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN UIC
FG% 44.5% 44.6%
3PT% 33.6% 36.3%
REB / G 33.6 33.4
OREB / G 7.7 8.0
AST / TO 1.16 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 52.1%
TOV% 16.7% 18.3%
ORB% 21.9% 23.5%
FT Rate 19.6% 15.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 16.7%
DRB% 73.9% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 25.4%

Game Analysis

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