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Evansville Purple Aces
76 – 82
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · February 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread EVAN -0.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money EVAN +100 / UIC +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual UIC +6 158 Lost
Massey UIC -1.6 (-4.4) — —
Massey Totals — 139.2 (+18.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UIC -2.2 (-3.8) 142.3 (+15.7) 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIC -2.4 (-3.6) 142.0 (+16.0) 40% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIC -2.1 (-3.9) 139.9 (+18.1) 40% ✓
Baseline ML UIC -2.0 (-4.0) 141.0 (+17.0) 40% ✓

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 19, 2026 UIC 84 – 46 EVAN
Jan 21, 2026 UIC 76 – 49 EVAN
Feb 22, 2025 UIC 82 – 77 EVAN
Jan 23, 2025 UIC 78 – 67 EVAN
Feb 22, 2024 UIC 88 – 79 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN UIC
Overall 5-27 12-20
Conference 1-19 4-16
Home 3-10 7-8
Away 1-14 3-11
Neutral 1-3 2-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L6 L2
Avg Pts For 62.4 66.7
Avg Pts Against 76.0 72.4
Massey -12.4 (#347) -7.3 (#295)
Bradley-Terry -1.86 (#332) -1.15 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.31 (#335) -1.48 (#284)
RPI 0.412 (#333) 0.434 (#303)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN UIC
FG% 39.7% 41.2%
3PT% 32.0% 33.1%
REB / G 31.8 31.1
OREB / G 8.0 8.2
AST / TO 0.83 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 48.4%
TOV% 17.8% 18.7%
ORB% 21.0% 22.7%
FT Rate 19.1% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.9% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 20.4%
DRB% 74.3% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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