Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · February 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money SIU -333 / ILST +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +3 135 Won
Massey SIU -11.5 (-8.5) — —
Massey Totals — 126.0 (+9.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -9.6 (-6.6) 131.6 (+3.4) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -10.0 (-7.0) 131.2 (+3.8) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -9.9 (-6.9) 132.6 (+2.4) 82% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -9.8 (-6.8) 130.9 (+4.1) 82% ✓

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 4, 2026 SIU 54 – 50 ILST
Dec 19, 2025 ILST 75 – 68 SIU
Feb 26, 2025 SIU 88 – 79 ILST
Jan 5, 2025 ILST 85 – 54 SIU
Jan 7, 2024 SIU 71 – 64 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU ILST
Overall 19-13 15-17
Conference 11-9 9-11
Home 13-5 10-6
Away 5-6 4-8
Neutral 1-2 1-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 72.2 66.2
Avg Pts Against 68.6 68.0
Massey 5.0 (#103) -3.1 (#220)
Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#136) -0.37 (#207)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#114) -0.40 (#205)
RPI 0.510 (#154) 0.475 (#218)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU ILST
FG% 45.8% 40.6%
3PT% 35.9% 27.1%
REB / G 32.8 34.8
OREB / G 8.3 10.6
AST / TO 1.21 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 45.8%
TOV% 17.7% 17.6%
ORB% 26.9% 29.4%
FT Rate 29.4% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 17.6%
DRB% 74.0% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 21.3%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.