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UIC Flames
71 – 74
FINAL Conference
Southern Illinois Salukis
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money UIC +130 / SIU -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual SIU +3 145 Lost
Massey SIU -2.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 131.8 (+13.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 31% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -2.4 (-0.6) 134.5 (+10.5) 42% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -5.1 (+2.1) 133.2 (+11.8) 34% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -1.5 (-1.5) 134.4 (+10.6) 41% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -2.4 (-0.6) 135.1 (+9.9) 42% ✓

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 1, 2026 UIC 68 – 66 SIU
Jan 8, 2026 UIC 70 – 57 SIU
Feb 8, 2025 SIU 79 – 67 UIC
Jan 25, 2025 SIU 89 – 85 UIC
Mar 8, 2024 UIC 84 – 82 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC SIU
Overall 12-21 19-13
Conference 4-16 11-9
Home 6-9 13-5
Away 3-10 5-6
Neutral 3-2 1-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 69.4 72.2
Avg Pts Against 72.3 68.6
Massey -1.3 (#189) 4.7 (#104)
Bradley-Terry -0.95 (#268) 0.33 (#144)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.62 (#230) 0.88 (#116)
RPI 0.462 (#248) 0.505 (#162)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC SIU
FG% 44.1% 46.0%
3PT% 35.6% 37.1%
REB / G 33.3 32.8
OREB / G 8.1 8.0
AST / TO 1.12 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.6% 53.9%
TOV% 18.2% 17.5%
ORB% 23.6% 26.5%
FT Rate 15.0% 28.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 16.1%
DRB% 71.9% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 22.5%

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