Today Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge "Ode to Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry
Illinois State Redbirds
56 – 61
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · February 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money ILST -200 / UIC +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual UIC +5 117 Lost
Massey ILST -1.7 (-6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 127.0 (-10.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILST -1.5 (-6.5) 132.0 (-15.0) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -1.1 (-6.1) 129.9 (-12.9) 56% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -1.1 (-6.1) 130.9 (-13.9) 56% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -1.3 (-6.3) 129.6 (-12.6) 46% ✓

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 UIC 83 – 56 ILST
Jan 10, 2026 UIC 63 – 59 ILST
Feb 6, 2025 ILST 81 – 79 UIC
Dec 29, 2024 UIC 73 – 67 ILST
Dec 1, 2023 ILST 69 – 64 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST UIC
Overall 15-17 12-21
Conference 9-11 4-16
Home 10-6 6-9
Away 4-8 3-10
Neutral 1-3 3-2
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 66.2 69.4
Avg Pts Against 68.0 72.3
Massey -2.9 (#215) -1.3 (#184)
Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#196) -1.02 (#278)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.27 (#191) -0.64 (#228)
RPI 0.480 (#204) 0.457 (#256)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST UIC
FG% 40.9% 44.1%
3PT% 27.0% 35.6%
REB / G 35.0 33.0
OREB / G 10.6 8.0
AST / TO 0.99 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.0% 51.6%
TOV% 17.6% 18.6%
ORB% 29.5% 23.6%
FT Rate 26.8% 16.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 17.3%
DRB% 75.4% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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