Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Big Ten Conference · Jersey Mike’s Arena · February 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -4.0 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total RUTG win
Actual RUTG +11 129 Won
Massey ILL -6.9 (+17.9)
Massey Totals 134.3 (-5.3)
Bradley-Terry 33%
Weighted B-T 37%
Efficiency Plus ML ILL -3.5 (+14.5) 135.6 (-6.6) 36%
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -2.9 (+13.9) 137.0 (-8.0) 38%
Baseline ML ILL -3.3 (+14.3) 136.7 (-7.7) 43%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -2.5 (+13.5) 135.7 (-6.7) 43%

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 9, 2026 ILL 8155 RUTG
Feb 6, 2025 RUTG 8273 ILL
Jan 21, 2024 ILL 8663 RUTG
Dec 2, 2023 ILL 7658 RUTG
Feb 11, 2023 ILL 6960 RUTG

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RUTG ILL
Overall 18-14 23-10
Conference 12-8 15-5
Home 14-3 13-3
Away 4-9 7-4
Neutral 0-2 3-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 74.4
Avg Pts Against 66.5 67.2
Massey 6.6 (#85) 16.3 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#62) 2.75 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.19 (#53) 3.26 (#20)
RPI 0.547 (#91) 0.612 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors RUTG ILL
FG% 43.8% 45.9%
3PT% 34.2% 36.6%
REB / G 36.2 40.2
OREB / G 10.5 12.0
AST / TO 1.33 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 53.8%
TOV% 17.7% 18.9%
ORB% 30.1% 35.0%
FT Rate 19.5% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 15.3%
DRB% 72.6% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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