Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
UIC Flames
55 – 51
FINAL Conference
Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · December 29, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UIC -0.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money UIC +100 / ILST +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual UIC +4 106 Won
Massey UIC -4.6 (-0.6) — —
Massey Totals — 137.5 (-31.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UIC -1.7 (+2.3) 138.2 (-32.2) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIC -1.7 (+2.3) 138.2 (-32.2) 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIC -2.2 (+1.8) 141.2 (-35.2) 62% ✓
Baseline ML UIC -2.2 (+1.8) 141.9 (-35.9) 62% ✓

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 15, 2026 UIC 83 – 56 ILST
Jan 10, 2026 UIC 63 – 59 ILST
Feb 6, 2025 ILST 81 – 79 UIC
Dec 29, 2024 UIC 73 – 67 ILST
Feb 8, 2024 UIC 61 – 56 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC ILST
Overall 12-20 11-21
Conference 4-16 6-14
Home 7-8 8-7
Away 3-11 3-9
Neutral 2-1 0-5
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 66.7 66.5
Avg Pts Against 72.4 70.5
Massey -4.5 (#254) -4.4 (#253)
Bradley-Terry -0.45 (#221) -0.36 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.77 (#236) -0.76 (#234)
RPI 0.476 (#220) 0.467 (#229)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC ILST
FG% 42.4% 43.5%
3PT% 34.4% 33.7%
REB / G 30.8 33.8
OREB / G 7.8 9.6
AST / TO 0.94 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 50.6%
TOV% 19.2% 21.6%
ORB% 22.2% 31.2%
FT Rate 26.0% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 16.2%
DRB% 65.6% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 22.7%

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