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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIUE -1.8 (+9.2) 138.0 (-13.0) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIUE -2.4 (+8.6) 134.4 (-9.4) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIUE -1.8 (+9.2) 136.7 (-11.7) 58% ✓
Baseline ML SIUE -1.7 (+9.3) 137.3 (-12.3) 58% ✓

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 77 – 71 SIUE
Feb 28, 2026 SIUE 77 – 50 EIU
Dec 18, 2025 EIU 76 – 72 SIUE
Feb 5, 2025 SIUE 66 – 41 EIU
Jan 8, 2025 SIUE 60 – 57 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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