Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML SIU -3.3 (+16.3) 146.1 (-19.1) 39%

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 6866 SIU
Feb 8, 2025 SIU 7967 UIC
Jan 25, 2025 SIU 8985 UIC
Mar 8, 2024 UIC 8482 SIU
Feb 3, 2024 SIU 7471 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%

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