I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -2.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money WIS -167 / ILL +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual ILL +8 174 Lost
Massey ILL -0.5 (-7.5) — —
Massey Totals — 156.8 (+17.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 58% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✗
Baseline Plus ML WIS -0.7 (-8.7) 154.5 (+19.5) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILL -0.2 (-7.8) 152.5 (+21.5) 53% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -1.1 (-9.1) 156.4 (+17.6) 53% ✗
Baseline ML WIS -1.4 (-9.4) 157.1 (+16.9) 56% ✗

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 13, 2026 WIS 91 – 88 ILL
Feb 11, 2026 WIS 92 – 90 ILL
Feb 19, 2025 WIS 95 – 74 ILL
Dec 11, 2024 ILL 86 – 80 WIS
Mar 17, 2024 ILL 93 – 87 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS ILL
Overall 22-14 29-9
Conference 11-9 14-6
Home 14-3 15-3
Away 3-9 6-5
Neutral 5-2 8-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 83.4
Avg Pts Against 70.0 73.3
Massey 13.0 (#26) 16.7 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 2.02 (#37) 2.31 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.68 (#27) 3.09 (#16)
RPI 0.598 (#28) 0.610 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS ILL
FG% 46.2% 47.1%
3PT% 33.9% 34.9%
REB / G 33.9 41.9
OREB / G 9.9 13.0
AST / TO 1.23 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 54.0%
TOV% 14.9% 15.3%
ORB% 30.5% 36.5%
FT Rate 26.8% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 12.6%
DRB% 76.6% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 19.2%

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