They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML ILST -6.1 (-12.1) 147.0 (-7.0) 73%

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 8356 ILST
Jan 10, 2026 UIC 6359 ILST
Feb 6, 2025 ILST 8179 UIC
Feb 8, 2024 UIC 6156 ILST
Dec 1, 2023 ILST 6964 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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