We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · February 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money EVAN +125 / SIU -163
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual SIU +12 118 Lost
Massey SIU -3.4 (-8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 142.0 (-24.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 39% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -1.8 (-10.2) 143.0 (-25.0) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -4.7 (-7.3) 141.1 (-23.1) 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -2.1 (-9.9) 143.4 (-25.4) 43% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -2.3 (-9.7) 144.1 (-26.1) 42% ✓

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 1, 2026 SIU 81 – 67 EVAN
Feb 13, 2026 SIU 86 – 60 EVAN
Feb 6, 2025 SIU 68 – 59 EVAN
Jan 1, 2025 EVAN 68 – 53 SIU
Jan 18, 2023 SIU 77 – 70 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN SIU
Overall 17-18 19-13
Conference 6-14 11-9
Home 10-5 13-5
Away 4-11 5-6
Neutral 3-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 69.6 72.2
Avg Pts Against 74.0 68.6
Massey -2.1 (#200) 4.6 (#106)
Bradley-Terry 0.13 (#159) 0.69 (#119)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.01 (#167) 1.14 (#106)
RPI 0.506 (#168) 0.518 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN SIU
FG% 45.5% 45.7%
3PT% 35.3% 34.8%
REB / G 32.9 32.4
OREB / G 7.3 8.2
AST / TO 1.15 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.6% 53.2%
TOV% 16.7% 17.0%
ORB% 21.7% 26.3%
FT Rate 21.1% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 16.7%
DRB% 74.0% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 25.4%

Game Analysis

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