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Banterra Center · December 12, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -7.0 Home covered
O/U 135.0 Over
Money SIU +230 / MUR -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +4 136 Won
Massey SIU -8.9 (-4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 147.8 (-11.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -7.6 (-3.6) 147.9 (-11.9) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -6.0 (-2.0) 149.0 (-13.0) 77% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -7.3 (-3.3) 146.9 (-10.9) 70% ✓

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 7, 2026 MUR 91 – 81 SIU
Dec 30, 2025 MUR 84 – 81 SIU
Feb 20, 2025 MUR 62 – 60 SIU
Jan 23, 2025 MUR 74 – 64 SIU
Feb 22, 2024 SIU 72 – 68 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU MUR
Overall 12-14 13-13
Conference 5-13 10-10
Home 8-5 9-4
Away 3-8 4-8
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 1-0 2-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 64.1 71.8
Avg Pts Against 68.4 66.5
Massey 5.0 (#79) 2.6 (#111)
Bradley-Terry 2.16 (#26) 0.32 (#136)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.15 (#29) 0.85 (#119)
RPI 0.615 (#47) 0.503 (#144)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU MUR
FG% 43.1% 49.7%
3PT% 42.9% 35.1%
REB / G 37.0 38.3
OREB / G 4.0 10.0
AST / TO 1.44 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 55.5%
TOV% 11.3% 21.9%
ORB% 11.1% 32.6%
FT Rate 48.3% 18.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 19.9%
DRB% 64.7% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 14.9% 15.5%

Game Analysis

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