Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · January 28, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -1.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money WIS +100 / ILL -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual ILL +10 112 Lost
Massey ILL -2.4 (-7.6) — —
Massey Totals — 132.2 (-20.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILL -1.1 (-8.9) 131.4 (-19.4) 48% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILL -1.4 (-8.6) 127.7 (-15.7) 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -1.1 (-8.9) 131.4 (-19.4) 46% ✓
Baseline ML ILL -0.8 (-9.2) 131.1 (-19.1) 45% ✓

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 13, 2026 WIS 91 – 88 ILL
Feb 11, 2026 WIS 92 – 90 ILL
Feb 19, 2025 WIS 95 – 74 ILL
Dec 11, 2024 ILL 86 – 80 WIS
Mar 17, 2024 ILL 93 – 87 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS ILL
Overall 20-15 20-13
Conference 9-11 11-9
Home 11-6 15-2
Away 6-6 3-7
Neutral 3-3 2-4
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 65.3 74.3
Avg Pts Against 63.6 67.2
Massey 7.0 (#75) 13.0 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 1.91 (#43) 2.03 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.27 (#47) 2.46 (#37)
RPI 0.579 (#52) 0.565 (#71)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS ILL
FG% 42.3% 45.6%
3PT% 36.4% 32.6%
REB / G 31.3 39.1
OREB / G 7.5 12.1
AST / TO 1.35 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 52.6%
TOV% 13.8% 19.2%
ORB% 21.6% 34.2%
FT Rate 16.4% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 20.2%
DRB% 75.0% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 20.9%

Game Analysis

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