You have to let that raga drop. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
Illinois State Redbirds
53 – 59
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Evansville Purple Aces
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -3.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money ILST -175 / EVAN +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual EVAN +6 112 Lost
Massey ILST -2.0 (-8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 133.6 (-21.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILST -2.2 (-8.2) 133.4 (-21.4) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -2.3 (-8.3) 131.7 (-19.7) 63% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -2.0 (-8.0) 131.8 (-19.8) 60% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -2.5 (-8.5) 130.9 (-18.9) 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

Feb 10, 2026 EVAN 88 – 80 ILST
Jan 1, 2026 ILST 73 – 47 EVAN
Mar 2, 2025 ILST 62 – 53 EVAN
Jan 9, 2025 EVAN 69 – 51 ILST
Feb 18, 2024 ILST 86 – 79 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST EVAN
Overall 15-17 17-18
Conference 9-11 6-14
Home 10-6 10-5
Away 4-8 4-11
Neutral 1-3 3-2
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 66.2 69.6
Avg Pts Against 68.0 74.0
Massey -1.0 (#175) -2.9 (#217)
Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#169) -0.05 (#172)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.03 (#162) -0.18 (#180)
RPI 0.499 (#180) 0.494 (#189)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST EVAN
FG% 42.4% 44.6%
3PT% 28.9% 34.5%
REB / G 34.5 32.9
OREB / G 10.0 7.3
AST / TO 1.10 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.8% 50.6%
TOV% 17.0% 16.5%
ORB% 28.9% 21.5%
FT Rate 25.9% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 17.0%
DRB% 74.4% 74.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 20.2%

Game Analysis

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