He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Big Ten Conference · State Farm Center · February 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -11.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money ILL -800 / MINN +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +8 202 Won
Massey ILL -11.8 (-3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 156.2 (+45.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILL -12.8 (-4.8) 156.4 (+45.6) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILL -13.1 (-5.1) 160.0 (+42.0) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -11.4 (-3.4) 157.8 (+44.2) 86% ✓
Baseline ML ILL -11.6 (-3.6) 159.5 (+42.5) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 ILL 77 – 67 MINN
Feb 8, 2025 ILL 95 – 74 MINN
Feb 21, 2023 ILL 78 – 69 MINN
Jan 16, 2023 ILL 78 – 60 MINN
Jan 5, 2022 ILL 76 – 53 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL MINN
Overall 29-9 19-15
Conference 14-6 9-11
Home 15-3 16-4
Away 6-5 3-9
Neutral 8-1 0-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.4 75.0
Avg Pts Against 73.3 71.9
Massey 16.8 (#14) 8.3 (#71)
Bradley-Terry 2.27 (#22) 1.22 (#86)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.04 (#17) 1.70 (#76)
RPI 0.608 (#17) 0.515 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL MINN
FG% 46.6% 47.0%
3PT% 34.5% 35.5%
REB / G 42.3 36.3
OREB / G 13.1 10.6
AST / TO 1.19 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 54.0%
TOV% 15.6% 17.6%
ORB% 36.3% 31.4%
FT Rate 26.9% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 12.8% 16.4%
DRB% 74.3% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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