Come on down and meet your maker. Come on down and take a stand. "The Stand" - The Alarm
Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · December 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money SIU -125 / ILST +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual ILST +7 143 Lost
Massey ILST -0.2 (-6.8) — —
Massey Totals — 155.0 (-12.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -0.3 (-7.3) 147.5 (-4.5) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -0.4 (-7.4) 148.4 (-5.4) 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIU -0.3 (-7.3) 149.5 (-6.5) 52% ✗
Baseline ML SIU -0.1 (-7.1) 149.2 (-6.2) 50% ✗

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 4, 2026 SIU 54 – 50 ILST
Feb 26, 2025 SIU 88 – 79 ILST
Jan 5, 2025 ILST 85 – 54 SIU
Feb 11, 2024 SIU 69 – 66 ILST
Jan 7, 2024 SIU 71 – 64 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU ILST
Overall 16-16 23-13
Conference 10-10 12-8
Home 8-6 14-2
Away 7-8 7-7
Neutral 1-2 2-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 74.1
Avg Pts Against 70.5 69.1
Massey 3.6 (#120) 8.2 (#77)
Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#159) 1.04 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.28 (#153) 1.27 (#111)
RPI 0.510 (#157) 0.533 (#115)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU ILST
FG% 49.1% 47.5%
3PT% 28.6% 35.4%
REB / G 39.1 36.9
OREB / G 11.5 10.3
AST / TO 1.16 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 54.9%
TOV% 17.6% 15.2%
ORB% 33.0% 30.7%
FT Rate 24.6% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 16.1%
DRB% 70.4% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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