I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
UIC Flames
88 – 79
FINAL Conference
Evansville Purple Aces
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · February 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UIC -3.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money UIC -188 / EVAN +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual UIC +9 167 Won
Massey UIC -3.9 (+5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (+25.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UIC -2.1 (+6.9) 141.8 (+25.2) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIC -2.9 (+6.1) 140.7 (+26.3) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIC -1.9 (+7.1) 140.5 (+26.5) 59% ✓
Baseline ML UIC -1.8 (+7.2) 140.8 (+26.2) 59% ✓

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 1, 2024 EVAN 77 – 60 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC EVAN
Overall 12-21 17-18
Conference 4-16 6-14
Home 6-9 10-5
Away 3-10 4-11
Neutral 3-2 3-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 69.6
Avg Pts Against 72.3 74.0
Massey -1.3 (#185) -1.8 (#197)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#239) 0.27 (#150)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.38 (#209) 0.14 (#158)
RPI 0.466 (#245) 0.510 (#162)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC EVAN
FG% 43.9% 45.2%
3PT% 36.0% 35.1%
REB / G 32.9 33.1
OREB / G 8.2 7.4
AST / TO 1.07 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 51.3%
TOV% 18.5% 16.7%
ORB% 23.9% 21.8%
FT Rate 16.0% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 17.3%
DRB% 71.6% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 19.0%

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