If I had my time again / I would do it all the same. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
UIC Flames
76 – 49
FINAL Conference
Evansville Purple Aces
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · January 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UIC -8.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money UIC -425 / EVAN +330
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual UIC +27 125 Won
Massey UIC -9.9 (+17.1) — —
Massey Totals — 140.0 (-15.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UIC -8.9 (+18.1) 134.1 (-9.1) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIC -8.9 (+18.1) 133.2 (-8.2) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIC -8.2 (+18.8) 131.9 (-6.9) 81% ✓
Baseline ML UIC -8.7 (+18.3) 132.0 (-7.0) 83% ✓

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 19, 2026 UIC 84 – 46 EVAN
Feb 22, 2025 UIC 82 – 77 EVAN
Jan 23, 2025 UIC 78 – 67 EVAN
Feb 22, 2024 UIC 88 – 79 EVAN
Feb 1, 2024 EVAN 77 – 60 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC EVAN
Overall 19-16 7-25
Conference 12-8 3-17
Home 9-5 5-10
Away 7-9 1-12
Neutral 3-2 1-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 73.9 65.8
Avg Pts Against 71.2 78.3
Massey 0.4 (#156) -6.2 (#265)
Bradley-Terry -0.55 (#219) -1.36 (#288)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.41 (#198) -1.50 (#268)
RPI 0.482 (#211) 0.466 (#234)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC EVAN
FG% 42.1% 41.9%
3PT% 29.8% 30.3%
REB / G 36.4 32.2
OREB / G 13.6 8.2
AST / TO 1.02 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 48.0%
TOV% 18.4% 20.0%
ORB% 37.3% 23.7%
FT Rate 29.1% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 16.8%
DRB% 64.1% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 24.8%

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