The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
UIC Flames
85 – 89
FINAL Conference
Southern Illinois Salukis
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UIC -6.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money UIC -300 / SIU +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual SIU +4 174 Lost
Massey UIC -8.6 (-12.6) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (+19.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UIC -7.2 (-11.2) 150.6 (+23.4) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIC -6.4 (-10.4) 151.1 (+22.9) 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UIC -7.0 (-11.0) 149.1 (+24.9) 80% ✗
Baseline ML UIC -7.3 (-11.3) 150.8 (+23.2) 79% ✗

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 1, 2026 UIC 68 – 66 SIU
Jan 8, 2026 UIC 70 – 57 SIU
Feb 8, 2025 SIU 79 – 67 UIC
Mar 8, 2024 UIC 84 – 82 SIU
Feb 3, 2024 SIU 74 – 71 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC SIU
Overall 17-14 14-19
Conference 10-10 8-12
Home 9-5 7-7
Away 7-6 5-8
Neutral 1-3 1-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 75.3 75.5
Massey 2.3 (#127) -3.0 (#215)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#92) -0.78 (#240)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.95 (#97) -0.70 (#221)
RPI 0.569 (#62) 0.481 (#213)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC SIU
FG% 45.8% 44.1%
3PT% 34.4% 32.7%
REB / G 38.1 34.9
OREB / G 11.6 11.1
AST / TO 1.12 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 49.6%
TOV% 19.0% 18.7%
ORB% 33.4% 31.0%
FT Rate 25.4% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 17.2%
DRB% 73.4% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 24.7%

Game Analysis

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