Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
UIC Flames
82 – 77
FINAL Conference
Evansville Purple Aces
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · February 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UIC -7.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money UIC -320 / EVAN +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual UIC +5 159 Won
Massey UIC -9.7 (-4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 143.5 (+15.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UIC -8.6 (-3.6) 141.3 (+17.7) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIC -7.7 (-2.7) 140.2 (+18.8) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIC -7.9 (-2.9) 138.4 (+20.6) 79% ✓
Baseline ML UIC -8.4 (-3.4) 139.2 (+19.8) 80% ✓

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 19, 2026 UIC 84 – 46 EVAN
Jan 21, 2026 UIC 76 – 49 EVAN
Jan 23, 2025 UIC 78 – 67 EVAN
Feb 22, 2024 UIC 88 – 79 EVAN
Feb 1, 2024 EVAN 77 – 60 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC EVAN
Overall 17-14 11-21
Conference 10-10 8-12
Home 9-5 7-9
Away 7-6 4-11
Neutral 1-3 0-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 74.1 65.1
Avg Pts Against 75.3 71.4
Massey 1.1 (#142) -5.4 (#257)
Bradley-Terry 0.41 (#135) -0.55 (#219)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.50 (#131) -0.68 (#221)
RPI 0.527 (#127) 0.477 (#223)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC EVAN
FG% 45.3% 42.6%
3PT% 34.4% 29.9%
REB / G 35.4 32.8
OREB / G 10.6 8.1
AST / TO 1.17 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 48.8%
TOV% 17.8% 17.4%
ORB% 30.6% 23.6%
FT Rate 26.0% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 17.0%
DRB% 71.4% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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