If I had my time again / I would do it all the same. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Big Ten Conference · State Farm Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -15.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money ILL -1600 / MINN +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +10 144 Won
Massey ILL -19.2 (-9.2) — —
Massey Totals — 140.4 (+3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILL -16.8 (-6.8) 136.7 (+7.3) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ILL -15.6 (-5.6) 139.6 (+4.4) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -15.8 (-5.8) 138.1 (+5.9) 89% ✓
Baseline ML ILL -16.8 (-6.8) 138.2 (+5.8) 89% ✓

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 8, 2025 ILL 95 – 74 MINN
Feb 29, 2024 ILL 105 – 97 MINN
Feb 21, 2023 ILL 78 – 69 MINN
Jan 16, 2023 ILL 78 – 60 MINN
Jan 5, 2022 ILL 76 – 53 MINN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL MINN
Overall 28-9 15-18
Conference 15-5 8-12
Home 14-3 13-4
Away 8-2 2-9
Neutral 6-4 0-5
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 83.2 69.4
Avg Pts Against 68.8 68.5
Massey 22.4 (#7) 6.6 (#94)
Bradley-Terry 3.68 (#13) 1.16 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.02 (#13) 1.67 (#81)
RPI 0.636 (#19) 0.513 (#147)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL MINN
FG% 47.7% 46.2%
3PT% 34.9% 33.0%
REB / G 41.8 34.5
OREB / G 13.1 10.2
AST / TO 1.49 1.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 53.3%
TOV% 14.4% 17.0%
ORB% 39.3% 31.2%
FT Rate 27.2% 31.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 12.4% 17.7%
DRB% 72.7% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 14.0% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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