He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -4.3 (+3.3) 155.2 (+23.8) 31%

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 7568 INST
Dec 19, 2025 BRAD 10899 INST
Jan 16, 2025 BRAD 11865 INST
Jan 27, 2024 INST 9586 BRAD
Dec 2, 2023 INST 8577 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%

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