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Big Ten Conference · State Farm Center · December 26, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -6.5 Home covered
O/U 148.0 Under
Money ILL -300 / IU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +9 129 Won
Massey ILL -14.6 (-5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 150.0 (-21.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -10.9 (-1.9) 150.4 (-21.4) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILL -10.1 (-1.1) 146.0 (-17.0) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILL -9.6 (-0.6) 150.3 (-21.3) 86% ✓
Baseline ML ILL -10.5 (-1.5) 148.8 (-19.8) 84% ✓

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 15, 2026 ILL 71 – 51 IU
Jan 15, 2025 ILL 94 – 69 IU
Jan 27, 2024 ILL 70 – 62 IU
Feb 18, 2023 IU 71 – 68 ILL
Jan 20, 2023 IU 80 – 65 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL IU
Overall 24-7 12-15
Conference 16-4 7-12
Home 11-2 6-6
Away 9-3 3-7
Neutral 4-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 80.5 69.7
Avg Pts Against 68.6 69.4
Massey 20.8 (#2) 10.4 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 2.79 (#19) 1.58 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.89 (#11) 3.06 (#49)
RPI 0.639 (#25) 0.570 (#72)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL IU
FG% 53.9% 46.3%
3PT% 43.6% 34.3%
REB / G 42.6 36.1
OREB / G 11.4 8.8
AST / TO 1.25 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.1% 51.8%
TOV% 19.2% 19.1%
ORB% 37.2% 26.0%
FT Rate 26.7% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 44.5%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 20.8%
DRB% 77.8% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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