That man could give a fuck about the grin on your face as you walk by randy as a goat. "Never Say Never" - Romeo Void
Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · November 28, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -4.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +13 135 Won
Massey ILL -1.6 (+14.6)
Massey Totals 151.0 (-16.0)
Bradley-Terry 71%
Weighted B-T 83%
Efficiency Plus ML CONN -2.0 (+11.0) 148.4 (-13.4) 51%
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -0.7 (+12.3) 147.0 (-12.0) 56%
Baseline ML ILL -0.3 (+13.3) 148.8 (-13.8) 43%
Baseline Plus ML CONN -1.6 (+11.4) 148.7 (-13.7) 45%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Apr 4, 2026 CONN 7162 ILL
Mar 30, 2024 CONN 7752 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CONN ILL
Overall 34-6 28-9
Conference 17-3 15-5
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 9-3 8-2
Neutral 10-1 6-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 83.2
Avg Pts Against 65.2 68.8
Massey 17.1 (#14) 18.7 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 2.80 (#21) 1.88 (#58)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.74 (#17) 3.16 (#50)
RPI 0.637 (#22) 0.589 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN ILL
FG% 51.0% 50.2%
3PT% 35.0% 34.1%
REB / G 35.3 45.4
OREB / G 10.5 14.0
AST / TO 1.98 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.8% 57.8%
TOV% 13.9% 14.0%
ORB% 33.3% 41.0%
FT Rate 27.6% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.3% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 12.1%
DRB% 74.5% 78.6%
Opp FT Rate 32.8% 13.2%

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