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Bradley Braves
79 – 75 OT
FINAL Conference
Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley Conference · Carver Arena · January 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -15.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money BRAD -1200 / ILST +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual BRAD +4 154 Won
Massey BRAD -16.7 (-12.7) — —
Massey Totals — 126.4 (+27.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -13.8 (-9.8) 135.0 (+19.0) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -13.6 (-9.6) 131.6 (+22.4) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -12.7 (-8.7) 134.3 (+19.7) 87% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -13.5 (-9.5) 135.5 (+18.5) 87% ✓

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 22, 2026 BRAD 74 – 60 ILST
Jan 17, 2026 ILST 88 – 62 BRAD
Feb 20, 2025 ILST 82 – 71 BRAD
Jan 25, 2025 BRAD 61 – 57 ILST
Feb 25, 2024 BRAD 48 – 45 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRAD ILST
Overall 25-10 11-21
Conference 16-4 6-14
Home 15-1 8-7
Away 8-6 3-9
Neutral 2-3 0-5
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 70.0 66.5
Avg Pts Against 62.8 70.5
Massey 7.7 (#73) -5.5 (#259)
Bradley-Terry 0.73 (#109) -0.93 (#272)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.91 (#111) -1.24 (#273)
RPI 0.542 (#100) 0.439 (#289)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD ILST
FG% 45.5% 42.6%
3PT% 35.4% 32.7%
REB / G 36.0 33.3
OREB / G 9.7 8.8
AST / TO 1.01 0.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 49.3%
TOV% 19.3% 22.0%
ORB% 29.2% 28.4%
FT Rate 17.5% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 17.2%
DRB% 76.6% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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