We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Banterra Center · December 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HPU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money SIU +135 / HPU -160
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual HPU +13 175 Lost
Massey SIU -2.3 (-15.3)
Massey Totals 146.7 (+28.3)
Bradley-Terry 53%
Weighted B-T 60%
Baseline Plus ML SIU -1.7 (-14.7) 140.9 (+34.1) 54%
Model 4 ML SIU -2.2 (-15.2) 141.9 (+33.1) 61%
Model 3 ML SIU -2.2 (-15.2) 143.6 (+31.4) 58%
Baseline ML SIU -1.4 (-14.4) 142.4 (+32.6) 57%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 4, 2025 SIU 8684 HPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU HPU
Overall 14-19 29-6
Conference 8-12 14-2
Home 7-7 16-1
Away 5-8 7-3
Neutral 1-4 6-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 81.2
Avg Pts Against 75.5 70.7
Massey -1.6 (#196) 0.3 (#152)
Bradley-Terry -0.05 (#179) 0.64 (#121)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.06 (#163) 0.55 (#139)
RPI 0.527 (#126) 0.512 (#150)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU HPU
FG% 43.2% 47.4%
3PT% 32.5% 35.5%
REB / G 37.9 32.4
OREB / G 11.8 8.7
AST / TO 1.01 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 54.5%
TOV% 18.9% 17.3%
ORB% 31.9% 29.9%
FT Rate 22.4% 33.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 17.2%
DRB% 71.0% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 22.7%

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