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Indiana State Sycamores
89 – 90 OT
FINAL Conference
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -3.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money INST +155 / BRAD -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual BRAD +1 179 Lost
Massey BRAD -4.2 (+3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 165.3 (+13.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 21% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 17% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -4.3 (+3.3) 155.2 (+23.8) 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -2.1 (+1.1) 154.8 (+24.2) 31% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -4.2 (+3.2) 156.6 (+22.4) 31% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -3.5 (+2.5) 156.9 (+22.1) 30% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 22, 2026 BRAD 75 – 68 INST
Dec 19, 2025 BRAD 108 – 99 INST
Jan 16, 2025 BRAD 118 – 65 INST
Jan 27, 2024 INST 95 – 86 BRAD
Dec 2, 2023 INST 85 – 77 BRAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST BRAD
Overall 14-18 28-9
Conference 8-12 15-5
Home 8-6 14-4
Away 4-9 9-3
Neutral 2-3 5-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.0 75.4
Avg Pts Against 81.5 69.3
Massey -1.5 (#187) 6.9 (#80)
Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#201) 1.79 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.60 (#214) 1.87 (#75)
RPI 0.469 (#232) 0.579 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors INST BRAD
FG% 48.7% 49.5%
3PT% 37.8% 44.9%
REB / G 35.5 34.6
OREB / G 8.8 8.4
AST / TO 0.99 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.5% 58.7%
TOV% 21.6% 17.6%
ORB% 26.9% 27.5%
FT Rate 24.5% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 16.8%
DRB% 72.5% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 29.3% 25.2%

Game Analysis

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