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Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · February 6, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread EVAN -1.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money EVAN -125 / SIU +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual SIU +9 127 Lost
Massey SIU -0.4 (-8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 137.3 (-10.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -0.1 (-8.9) 139.6 (-12.6) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -0.8 (-8.2) 142.5 (-15.5) 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -0.4 (-8.6) 141.6 (-14.6) 50% ✗
Baseline ML SIU -0.1 (-8.9) 140.6 (-13.6) 50% ✗

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 1, 2026 SIU 81 – 67 EVAN
Feb 13, 2026 SIU 86 – 60 EVAN
Jan 1, 2025 EVAN 68 – 53 SIU
Feb 25, 2024 SIU 65 – 53 EVAN
Jan 18, 2023 SIU 77 – 70 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN SIU
Overall 11-21 14-19
Conference 8-12 8-12
Home 7-9 7-7
Away 4-11 5-8
Neutral 0-1 1-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 65.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 71.4 75.5
Massey -5.4 (#252) -1.9 (#193)
Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#219) -0.25 (#197)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.62 (#218) -0.29 (#191)
RPI 0.472 (#225) 0.506 (#170)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN SIU
FG% 42.6% 45.2%
3PT% 30.0% 32.2%
REB / G 32.0 34.8
OREB / G 7.5 10.9
AST / TO 1.06 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 50.5%
TOV% 17.9% 18.9%
ORB% 22.3% 31.5%
FT Rate 21.0% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.7%
DRB% 68.8% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 25.5%

Game Analysis

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