But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -7.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money ILL -275 / LUC +275
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual LUC +13 129 Lost
Massey ILL -6.6 (-19.6)
Massey Totals 135.7 (-6.7)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 79%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -5.9 (-18.9) 135.6 (-6.6) 75%
Model 4 ML ILL -6.0 (-19.0) 134.0 (-5.0) 69%
Model 3 ML ILL -7.2 (-20.2) 136.5 (-7.5) 77%
Baseline ML ILL -6.9 (-19.9) 136.7 (-7.7) 71%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL LUC
Overall 24-7 26-5
Conference 16-4 16-2
Home 11-2 13-0
Away 9-3 8-3
Neutral 4-2 5-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.5 70.1
Avg Pts Against 68.6 56.4
Massey 21.6 (#3) 15.0 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 3.40 (#3) 2.54 (#18)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.60 (#3) 3.26 (#17)
RPI 0.619 (#9) 0.599 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL LUC
FG% 50.1% 49.6%
3PT% 37.5% 35.9%
REB / G 40.4 32.4
OREB / G 10.6 7.7
AST / TO 1.27 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 56.4%
TOV% 17.9% 18.5%
ORB% 32.6% 26.7%
FT Rate 26.3% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 21.6%
DRB% 77.9% 79.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 15.4%

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