The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · February 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -1.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money ILST +100 / UNI -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual ILST +8 154 Won
Massey UNI -1.3 (+9.3) — —
Massey Totals — 130.8 (+23.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 45% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNI -0.6 (+8.6) 134.1 (+19.9) 47% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNI -2.3 (+10.3) 131.5 (+22.5) 40% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -1.3 (+9.3) 132.1 (+21.9) 47% ✗
Baseline ML UNI -1.2 (+9.2) 133.3 (+20.7) 43% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 UNI 74 – 52 ILST
Feb 26, 2026 ILST 71 – 69 UNI
Jan 22, 2026 ILST 59 – 54 UNI
Feb 8, 2025 UNI 68 – 65 ILST
Jan 12, 2025 UNI 85 – 84 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST UNI
Overall 15-17 19-14
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 10-6 11-3
Away 4-8 6-8
Neutral 1-3 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 66.2 72.7
Avg Pts Against 68.0 71.8
Massey -1.3 (#182) 3.4 (#121)
Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#172) 0.78 (#116)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.03 (#166) 0.93 (#117)
RPI 0.497 (#177) 0.548 (#96)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST UNI
FG% 42.0% 45.6%
3PT% 28.6% 34.9%
REB / G 34.5 33.0
OREB / G 10.2 7.7
AST / TO 1.02 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 52.2%
TOV% 17.5% 16.0%
ORB% 29.0% 23.4%
FT Rate 27.0% 26.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 16.6%
DRB% 75.0% 77.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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