I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Big Ten Conference · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · February 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money IU -250 / ILL +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total IU win
Actual IU +3 139 Won
Massey IU -4.1 (-1.1) — —
Massey Totals — 145.0 (-6.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IU -4.2 (-1.2) 141.8 (-2.8) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IU -3.6 (-0.6) 141.8 (-2.8) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IU -3.5 (-0.5) 141.9 (-2.9) 68% ✓
Baseline ML IU -3.8 (-0.8) 141.4 (-2.4) 74% ✓

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 ILL 71 – 51 IU
Jan 15, 2025 ILL 94 – 69 IU
Jan 27, 2024 ILL 70 – 62 IU
Jan 20, 2023 IU 80 – 65 ILL
Mar 11, 2022 IU 65 – 63 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IU ILL
Overall 23-12 20-13
Conference 12-8 11-9
Home 15-2 15-2
Away 5-7 3-7
Neutral 3-3 2-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 74.7 74.3
Avg Pts Against 68.7 67.2
Massey 13.8 (#16) 13.3 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 2.31 (#22) 2.09 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.85 (#21) 2.56 (#33)
RPI 0.594 (#29) 0.572 (#58)
Shooting & Four Factors IU ILL
FG% 49.5% 45.7%
3PT% 37.8% 31.3%
REB / G 36.8 38.6
OREB / G 9.5 11.6
AST / TO 1.29 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 52.4%
TOV% 17.6% 19.0%
ORB% 29.5% 33.2%
FT Rate 21.9% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 19.2%
DRB% 73.8% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 21.0%

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