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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML UIC -1.5 (+2.5) 141.7 (+48.3) 55%

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 9279 MUR
Feb 4, 2026 MUR 8174 UIC
Jan 2, 2026 MUR 8177 UIC
Feb 12, 2025 MUR 6353 UIC
Jan 18, 2024 MUR 7358 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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