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Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · January 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money SIU -340 / EVAN +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual EVAN +15 121 Lost
Massey SIU -12.0 (-27.0) — —
Massey Totals — 140.2 (-19.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -8.4 (-23.4) 136.6 (-15.6) 81% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -9.6 (-24.6) 138.2 (-17.2) 80% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIU -8.2 (-23.2) 140.5 (-19.5) 79% ✗
Baseline ML SIU -8.5 (-23.5) 137.0 (-16.0) 77% ✗

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 1, 2026 SIU 81 – 67 EVAN
Feb 13, 2026 SIU 86 – 60 EVAN
Feb 6, 2025 SIU 68 – 59 EVAN
Feb 25, 2024 SIU 65 – 53 EVAN
Jan 18, 2023 SIU 77 – 70 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU EVAN
Overall 14-19 11-21
Conference 8-12 8-12
Home 7-7 7-9
Away 5-8 4-11
Neutral 1-4 0-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 72.2 65.1
Avg Pts Against 75.5 71.4
Massey -2.7 (#209) -10.6 (#334)
Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#232) -1.76 (#312)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.74 (#224) -2.05 (#297)
RPI 0.500 (#168) 0.405 (#332)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU EVAN
FG% 43.6% 39.7%
3PT% 32.3% 27.3%
REB / G 36.4 31.0
OREB / G 11.5 7.7
AST / TO 0.95 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 46.1%
TOV% 19.1% 18.1%
ORB% 31.7% 21.3%
FT Rate 24.4% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 17.7%
DRB% 71.0% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 28.4%

Game Analysis

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