But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Ohio Valley Conference · Groniger Arena · January 27, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread EIU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money EIU -300 / SIUE +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total EIU win
Actual SIUE +13 161 Lost
Massey EIU -5.9 (-18.9) — —
Massey Totals — 150.5 (+10.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EIU -3.5 (-16.5) 146.2 (+14.8) 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EIU -3.2 (-16.2) 143.3 (+17.7) 62% ✗
Baseline Plus ML EIU -4.8 (-17.8) 146.3 (+14.7) 67% ✗
Baseline ML EIU -3.0 (-16.0) 145.8 (+15.2) 63% ✗

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 5, 2026 EIU 77 – 71 SIUE
Feb 28, 2026 SIUE 77 – 50 EIU
Dec 18, 2025 EIU 76 – 72 SIUE
Feb 5, 2025 SIUE 66 – 41 EIU
Jan 8, 2025 SIUE 60 – 57 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EIU SIUE
Overall 9-18 9-17
Conference 6-14 7-12
Home 5-7 2-8
Away 4-11 6-7
Neutral 0-0 0-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 69.4 65.2
Avg Pts Against 74.9 74.1
Massey -6.9 (#274) -10.3 (#311)
Bradley-Terry -1.67 (#298) -0.85 (#240)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.37 (#303) -1.26 (#245)
RPI 0.412 (#297) 0.481 (#200)
Shooting & Four Factors EIU SIUE
FG% 42.2% 44.0%
3PT% 32.7% 33.5%
REB / G 35.7 31.4
OREB / G 11.4 9.1
AST / TO 0.94 0.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 49.9%
TOV% 18.7% 25.0%
ORB% 29.2% 27.1%
FT Rate 17.5% 19.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 22.3%
DRB% 72.7% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 26.8%

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