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UIC Flames
70 – 57
FINAL Conference
Southern Illinois Salukis
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money UIC +102 / SIU -122
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual UIC +13 127 Won
Massey SIU -3.4 (+16.4) — —
Massey Totals — 152.5 (-25.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 21% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIU -3.3 (+16.3) 146.1 (-19.1) 39% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -1.7 (+14.7) 147.2 (-20.2) 46% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -3.1 (+16.1) 143.5 (-16.5) 33% ✗
Baseline ML SIU -3.8 (+16.8) 143.9 (-16.9) 40% ✗

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 1, 2026 UIC 68 – 66 SIU
Feb 8, 2025 SIU 79 – 67 UIC
Jan 25, 2025 SIU 89 – 85 UIC
Mar 8, 2024 UIC 84 – 82 SIU
Feb 3, 2024 SIU 74 – 71 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC SIU
Overall 19-16 16-16
Conference 12-8 10-10
Home 9-5 8-6
Away 7-9 7-8
Neutral 3-2 1-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 72.7
Avg Pts Against 71.2 70.5
Massey -2.7 (#208) 4.5 (#112)
Bradley-Terry -1.67 (#297) 0.32 (#151)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.71 (#272) 0.17 (#160)
RPI 0.429 (#290) 0.538 (#103)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC SIU
FG% 41.7% 47.8%
3PT% 29.5% 29.0%
REB / G 35.8 38.3
OREB / G 14.3 11.6
AST / TO 0.93 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.9% 51.6%
TOV% 19.4% 18.1%
ORB% 38.7% 32.3%
FT Rate 30.1% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 18.0%
DRB% 61.5% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 31.1% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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