And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Northern Iowa Panthers
61 – 69
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · January 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -6.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money UNI -290 / UIC +235
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual UIC +8 130 Lost
Massey UNI -10.4 (-18.4) — —
Massey Totals — 124.6 (+5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNI -8.5 (-16.5) 130.0 (+0.0) 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNI -8.8 (-16.8) 129.0 (+1.0) 80% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -8.6 (-16.6) 126.4 (+3.6) 79% ✗
Baseline ML UNI -9.4 (-17.4) 126.0 (+4.0) 79% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 UNI 84 – 69 UIC
Dec 17, 2025 UNI 60 – 54 UIC
Feb 27, 2025 UNI 74 – 52 UIC
Dec 5, 2024 UNI 83 – 56 UIC
Feb 11, 2024 UIC 71 – 65 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI UIC
Overall 23-13 19-16
Conference 11-9 12-8
Home 12-5 9-5
Away 6-6 7-9
Neutral 5-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 68.6 73.9
Avg Pts Against 62.5 71.2
Massey 6.3 (#98) -0.6 (#178)
Bradley-Terry 0.85 (#103) -0.92 (#250)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#108) -0.84 (#223)
RPI 0.554 (#84) 0.464 (#241)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI UIC
FG% 45.1% 41.6%
3PT% 34.6% 29.3%
REB / G 32.6 36.5
OREB / G 6.9 14.2
AST / TO 1.68 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 46.6%
TOV% 14.1% 19.2%
ORB% 20.6% 38.4%
FT Rate 18.4% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 19.9%
DRB% 73.7% 63.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 29.2%

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