Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
UIC Flames
97 – 93 2OT
FINAL Conference
Murray State Racers
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · January 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UIC -2.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money UIC -155 / MUR +135
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual UIC +4 190 Won
Massey UIC -2.5 (+1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (+42.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UIC -1.5 (+2.5) 141.7 (+48.3) 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIC -1.5 (+2.5) 139.7 (+50.3) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIC -1.9 (+2.1) 140.6 (+49.4) 62% ✓
Baseline ML UIC -1.0 (+3.0) 141.3 (+48.7) 57% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 UIC 92 – 79 MUR
Feb 4, 2026 MUR 81 – 74 UIC
Jan 2, 2026 MUR 81 – 77 UIC
Feb 12, 2025 MUR 63 – 53 UIC
Jan 18, 2024 MUR 73 – 58 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC MUR
Overall 17-14 16-17
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 9-5 8-5
Away 7-6 5-8
Neutral 1-3 3-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 70.6
Avg Pts Against 75.3 70.2
Massey 1.4 (#137) 2.7 (#116)
Bradley-Terry 0.70 (#107) 0.52 (#118)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#122) 0.76 (#112)
RPI 0.557 (#75) 0.534 (#110)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC MUR
FG% 45.0% 44.7%
3PT% 34.0% 35.8%
REB / G 37.5 32.7
OREB / G 11.9 8.8
AST / TO 1.12 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 51.6%
TOV% 19.1% 17.5%
ORB% 33.9% 27.0%
FT Rate 24.0% 32.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 17.5%
DRB% 73.4% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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