Taking a bite on a biscuit, the record jumps on a scratch. "If I Didn't Love You" - Squeeze
Ohio Valley Conference · Groniger Arena · February 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread EIU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money EIU -400 / LIN +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total EIU win
Actual EIU +15 129 Won
Massey EIU -10.1 (+4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 131.1 (-2.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EIU -8.2 (+6.8) 134.0 (-5.0) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EIU -8.3 (+6.7) 130.3 (-1.3) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EIU -7.2 (+7.8) 131.0 (-2.0) 79% ✓
Baseline ML EIU -8.0 (+7.0) 131.1 (-2.1) 78% ✓

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 27, 2026 EIU 71 – 67 LIN
Dec 7, 2025 LIN 82 – 74 EIU
Feb 1, 2025 EIU 76 – 70 LIN
Jan 3, 2025 EIU 78 – 74 LIN
Jan 20, 2024 EIU 78 – 68 LIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EIU LIN
Overall 14-18 9-22
Conference 8-10 3-15
Home 9-6 4-10
Away 4-11 3-12
Neutral 1-1 2-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 65.3 63.4
Avg Pts Against 70.4 74.9
Massey -8.7 (#307) -15.4 (#355)
Bradley-Terry -1.44 (#302) -2.60 (#353)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.85 (#309) -3.24 (#350)
RPI 0.436 (#297) 0.372 (#356)
Shooting & Four Factors EIU LIN
FG% 39.8% 38.5%
3PT% 29.9% 27.6%
REB / G 33.5 31.4
OREB / G 10.5 8.7
AST / TO 1.12 0.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.2% 42.6%
TOV% 15.3% 18.0%
ORB% 27.6% 24.2%
FT Rate 19.4% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 17.8%
DRB% 74.0% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 29.4%

Game Analysis

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