We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · January 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -7.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money ILST -360 / SIU +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual ILST +31 139 Won
Massey ILST -11.4 (+19.6) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (-9.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -10.0 (+21.0) 145.7 (-6.7) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -8.2 (+22.8) 144.1 (-5.1) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILST -11.3 (+19.7) 147.1 (-8.1) 83% ✓
Baseline ML ILST -10.1 (+20.9) 146.2 (-7.2) 83% ✓

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 4, 2026 SIU 54 – 50 ILST
Dec 19, 2025 ILST 75 – 68 SIU
Feb 26, 2025 SIU 88 – 79 ILST
Feb 11, 2024 SIU 69 – 66 ILST
Jan 7, 2024 SIU 71 – 64 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST SIU
Overall 22-14 14-19
Conference 10-10 8-12
Home 12-4 7-7
Away 5-7 5-8
Neutral 5-3 1-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak W3 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 72.2
Avg Pts Against 72.4 75.5
Massey 1.8 (#127) -5.5 (#262)
Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#144) -1.29 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.48 (#139) -1.53 (#274)
RPI 0.513 (#145) 0.461 (#241)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST SIU
FG% 47.9% 42.6%
3PT% 39.1% 30.6%
REB / G 33.1 36.3
OREB / G 7.5 11.6
AST / TO 1.30 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.7% 47.5%
TOV% 16.1% 19.1%
ORB% 24.4% 31.7%
FT Rate 25.9% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 15.9%
DRB% 75.3% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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