We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Big Ten Conference · Kohl Center · February 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread WIS -3.5 Home covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money WIS -180 / ILL +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total WIS win
Actual WIS +21 169 Won
Massey WIS -1.7 (+19.3) — —
Massey Totals — 161.4 (+7.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WIS -4.7 (+16.3) 159.2 (+9.8) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WIS -4.0 (+17.0) 163.6 (+5.4) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WIS -5.1 (+15.9) 160.4 (+8.6) 70% ✓
Baseline ML WIS -4.0 (+17.0) 158.6 (+10.4) 74% ✓

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
Dec 11, 2024 ILL 86 – 80 WIS
Mar 17, 2024 ILL 93 – 87 WIS
Mar 2, 2024 ILL 91 – 83 WIS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WIS ILL
Overall 27-10 22-13
Conference 13-7 12-8
Home 14-3 13-4
Away 6-5 5-5
Neutral 7-2 4-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.1 83.6
Avg Pts Against 70.9 74.8
Massey 18.2 (#15) 19.6 (#12)
Bradley-Terry 3.19 (#12) 2.46 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.26 (#10) 3.33 (#29)
RPI 0.633 (#11) 0.582 (#46)
Shooting & Four Factors WIS ILL
FG% 46.6% 44.9%
3PT% 36.6% 31.1%
REB / G 35.6 44.3
OREB / G 9.0 13.5
AST / TO 1.53 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 52.2%
TOV% 14.3% 16.2%
ORB% 27.9% 36.8%
FT Rate 29.7% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 45.0%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 12.9%
DRB% 73.4% 74.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 19.0%

Game Analysis

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