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SIU Edwardsville Cougars
68 57
FINAL Neutral Conference OVC
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Ohio Valley Conference · Ford Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIUE -3.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money SIUE -175 / EIU +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIUE win
Actual SIUE +11 125 Won
Massey SIUE -2.2 (+8.8)
Massey Totals 135.3 (-10.3)
Bradley-Terry 61%
Weighted B-T 62%
Efficiency Plus ML SIUE -3.0 (+8.0) 135.2 (-10.2) 66%
Baseline Tuned ML SIUE -2.5 (+8.5) 136.5 (-11.5) 61%
Baseline ML SIUE -1.9 (+9.1) 138.1 (-13.1) 58%
Baseline Plus ML SIUE -1.8 (+9.2) 137.9 (-12.9) 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

Mar 5, 2026 EIU 7771 SIUE
Feb 28, 2026 SIUE 7750 EIU
Dec 18, 2025 EIU 7672 SIUE
Feb 5, 2025 SIUE 6641 EIU
Jan 8, 2025 SIUE 6057 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIUE EIU
Overall 17-16 14-18
Conference 9-9 8-10
Home 12-2 9-6
Away 2-13 4-11
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.4 65.3
Avg Pts Against 71.0 70.4
Massey -6.4 (#280) -8.5 (#309)
Bradley-Terry -1.06 (#282) -1.53 (#310)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.44 (#292) -1.91 (#314)
RPI 0.466 (#253) 0.440 (#296)
Shooting & Four Factors SIUE EIU
FG% 41.2% 40.1%
3PT% 32.7% 32.2%
REB / G 34.8 34.0
OREB / G 11.0 10.5
AST / TO 1.03 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 44.8%
TOV% 15.2% 15.0%
ORB% 29.9% 27.4%
FT Rate 23.1% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 19.4%
DRB% 71.8% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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