Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Big Ten Conference · State Farm Center · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -4.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money ILL -200 / PUR +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +8 168 Won
Massey ILL -4.0 (+4.0)
Massey Totals 157.1 (+10.9)
Bradley-Terry 56%
Weighted B-T 60%
Efficiency Plus ML ILL -5.2 (+2.8) 160.5 (+7.5) 73%
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -5.1 (+2.9) 160.6 (+7.4) 68%
Baseline ML ILL -3.9 (+4.1) 158.5 (+9.5) 77%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -5.0 (+3.0) 155.7 (+12.3) 75%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 ILL 8882 PUR
Mar 6, 2024 PUR 7771 ILL
Jan 6, 2024 PUR 8378 ILL
Mar 5, 2023 PUR 7671 ILL
Feb 9, 2022 PUR 8468 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL PUR
Overall 22-13 24-12
Conference 12-8 13-7
Home 13-4 14-2
Away 5-5 5-6
Neutral 4-4 5-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.6 77.2
Avg Pts Against 74.8 70.4
Massey 18.8 (#14) 18.1 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 2.58 (#28) 2.91 (#19)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.49 (#24) 3.73 (#17)
RPI 0.584 (#44) 0.631 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL PUR
FG% 44.9% 49.6%
3PT% 30.8% 38.9%
REB / G 42.9 32.4
OREB / G 13.2 9.4
AST / TO 1.28 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 57.1%
TOV% 15.8% 16.0%
ORB% 36.1% 30.9%
FT Rate 25.8% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 13.2% 18.4%
DRB% 73.4% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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