They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
Illinois State Redbirds
70 – 54
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Missouri State Bears
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 6, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ILST -5.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money ILST -240 / MOST +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual ILST +16 124 Won
Massey ILST -5.3 (+10.7) — —
Massey Totals — 139.1 (-15.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILST -3.6 (+12.4) 132.8 (-8.8) 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -5.0 (+11.0) 136.0 (-12.0) 72% ✓
Baseline ML ILST -5.0 (+11.0) 136.6 (-12.6) 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILST -4.5 (+11.5) 135.3 (-11.3) 71% ✓

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 23, 2025 ILST 70 – 68 MOST
Jan 18, 2025 ILST 74 – 68 MOST
Feb 29, 2024 ILST 75 – 74 MOST
Jan 20, 2024 ILST 69 – 60 MOST
Jan 12, 2023 ILST 76 – 66 MOST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST MOST
Overall 22-14 9-23
Conference 10-10 2-18
Home 12-4 7-8
Away 5-7 1-12
Neutral 5-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak W3 L6
Avg Pts For 74.9 67.5
Avg Pts Against 72.4 71.9
Massey 1.8 (#132) -3.5 (#222)
Bradley-Terry 0.51 (#126) -1.18 (#274)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#135) -1.06 (#249)
RPI 0.522 (#135) 0.431 (#312)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST MOST
FG% 47.6% 44.6%
3PT% 37.4% 36.3%
REB / G 31.6 32.4
OREB / G 7.7 10.5
AST / TO 1.35 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 51.4%
TOV% 15.8% 20.7%
ORB% 24.7% 32.0%
FT Rate 23.7% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 19.1%
DRB% 75.3% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 27.7%

Game Analysis

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