Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Illinois State Redbirds
67 – 73
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · December 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money ILST -185 / UIC +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual UIC +6 140 Lost
Massey ILST -7.1 (-13.1) — —
Massey Totals — 156.9 (-16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ILST -6.1 (-12.1) 147.0 (-7.0) 73% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -3.8 (-9.8) 145.0 (-5.0) 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -5.4 (-11.4) 149.2 (-9.2) 74% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -5.3 (-11.3) 150.1 (-10.1) 72% ✗

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
Feb 8, 2024 UIC 61 – 56 ILST
Dec 1, 2023 ILST 69 – 64 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST UIC
Overall 22-14 17-14
Conference 10-10 10-10
Home 12-4 9-5
Away 5-7 7-6
Neutral 5-3 1-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak W3 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 74.1
Avg Pts Against 72.4 75.3
Massey 1.5 (#139) -1.3 (#184)
Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#137) 0.33 (#143)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.64 (#133) 0.19 (#154)
RPI 0.518 (#142) 0.522 (#131)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST UIC
FG% 48.3% 43.3%
3PT% 40.6% 32.7%
REB / G 33.8 39.6
OREB / G 7.5 13.2
AST / TO 1.30 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.5% 49.8%
TOV% 16.5% 21.0%
ORB% 24.3% 35.6%
FT Rate 25.7% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 16.0%
DRB% 76.5% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 23.0%

Game Analysis

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