We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · January 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -8.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money UNI -450 / ILST +310
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual UNI +2 128 Won
Massey UNI -7.5 (-5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 133.1 (-5.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNI -5.0 (-3.0) 133.4 (-5.4) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNI -6.1 (-4.1) 130.9 (-2.9) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -4.9 (-2.9) 134.8 (-6.8) 71% ✓
Baseline ML UNI -4.7 (-2.7) 134.8 (-6.8) 71% ✓

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 7, 2026 UNI 74 – 52 ILST
Feb 26, 2026 ILST 71 – 69 UNI
Jan 22, 2026 ILST 59 – 54 UNI
Feb 8, 2025 UNI 68 – 65 ILST
Jan 12, 2025 UNI 85 – 84 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI ILST
Overall 14-18 11-21
Conference 9-11 6-14
Home 8-8 8-7
Away 4-7 3-9
Neutral 2-3 0-5
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.0 66.5
Avg Pts Against 70.6 70.5
Massey -0.6 (#182) -4.2 (#242)
Bradley-Terry -0.39 (#211) -0.67 (#244)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#196) -0.89 (#240)
RPI 0.478 (#217) 0.459 (#249)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI ILST
FG% 44.6% 42.9%
3PT% 33.2% 33.6%
REB / G 33.5 33.8
OREB / G 8.5 9.1
AST / TO 0.89 0.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 49.8%
TOV% 18.2% 22.0%
ORB% 25.2% 29.3%
FT Rate 20.9% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 16.8%
DRB% 77.0% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 16.7% 24.0%

Game Analysis

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