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Southern Illinois Salukis
68 – 66
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · February 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money SIU -900 / UIC +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +2 134 Won
Massey SIU -13.6 (-11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 126.0 (+8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -10.5 (-8.5) 131.1 (+2.9) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -11.5 (-9.5) 132.5 (+1.5) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -10.1 (-8.1) 130.3 (+3.7) 85% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -10.5 (-8.5) 130.9 (+3.1) 86% ✓

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 1, 2026 UIC 68 – 66 SIU
Jan 8, 2026 UIC 70 – 57 SIU
Feb 8, 2025 SIU 79 – 67 UIC
Jan 25, 2025 SIU 89 – 85 UIC
Mar 8, 2024 UIC 84 – 82 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU UIC
Overall 23-10 12-20
Conference 14-6 4-16
Home 13-2 7-8
Away 8-6 3-11
Neutral 2-2 2-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 65.0 66.7
Avg Pts Against 61.7 72.4
Massey 3.2 (#121) -6.8 (#291)
Bradley-Terry 1.00 (#83) -1.14 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.78 (#116) -1.41 (#280)
RPI 0.565 (#65) 0.429 (#307)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU UIC
FG% 44.8% 41.5%
3PT% 30.9% 32.7%
REB / G 31.2 31.1
OREB / G 6.9 7.7
AST / TO 1.05 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 48.8%
TOV% 19.6% 19.0%
ORB% 22.8% 21.6%
FT Rate 21.9% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 20.3%
DRB% 72.3% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 25.0%

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