Today Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge "Ode to Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry
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 Plus ML SIU -0.3 (-7.3) 149.5 (-6.5) 52%
Model 4 ML SIU -0.4 (-7.4) 148.4 (-5.4) 50%
Model 3 ML SIU -0.3 (-7.3) 147.5 (-4.5) 53%
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 5450 ILST
Feb 26, 2025 SIU 8879 ILST
Jan 5, 2025 ILST 8554 SIU
Feb 11, 2024 SIU 6966 ILST
Jan 7, 2024 SIU 7164 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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