I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · February 27, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -5.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money WIS -250 / ILL +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual ILL +5 143 Lost
Massey ILL -2.6 (-2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 139.2 (+3.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -0.8 (-4.2) 139.1 (+3.9) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILL -1.6 (-3.4) 136.2 (+6.8) 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILL -0.3 (-4.7) 138.6 (+4.4) 48% ✓
Baseline ML ILL -0.3 (-4.7) 138.1 (+4.9) 46% ✓

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 13, 2026 WIS 91 – 88 ILL
Feb 11, 2026 WIS 92 – 90 ILL
Feb 19, 2025 WIS 95 – 74 ILL
Dec 11, 2024 ILL 86 – 80 WIS
Mar 17, 2024 ILL 93 – 87 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS ILL
Overall 18-13 24-7
Conference 10-10 16-4
Home 11-5 11-2
Away 5-6 9-3
Neutral 2-2 4-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.9 80.5
Avg Pts Against 64.6 68.6
Massey 14.7 (#18) 19.7 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 2.47 (#23) 2.87 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.53 (#14) 4.17 (#5)
RPI 0.564 (#67) 0.601 (#26)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS ILL
FG% 42.3% 50.0%
3PT% 35.9% 37.8%
REB / G 34.5 40.1
OREB / G 8.3 10.6
AST / TO 1.48 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 56.1%
TOV% 13.5% 18.4%
ORB% 23.7% 32.7%
FT Rate 21.2% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 16.5%
DRB% 76.3% 77.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 20.4%

Game Analysis

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