The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Saint Louis Billikens
102 71
FINAL Conference
Dayton Flyers
Atlantic 10 Conference · Chaifetz Arena · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SLU -9.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money SLU -575 / DAY +425
Model Predictions
Spread Total SLU win
Actual SLU +31 173 Won
Massey SLU -15.3 (+15.7)
Massey Totals 155.6 (+17.4)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML SLU -12.6 (+18.4) 149.9 (+23.1) 87%
Baseline Tuned ML SLU -13.9 (+17.1) 148.2 (+24.8) 88%
Baseline ML SLU -14.6 (+16.4) 148.2 (+24.8) 88%
Baseline Plus ML SLU -15.1 (+15.9) 150.8 (+22.2) 87%

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 14, 2026 DAY 7069 SLU
Feb 25, 2026 DAY 7762 SLU
Mar 5, 2025 DAY 7567 SLU
Feb 1, 2025 DAY 7163 SLU
Mar 6, 2024 DAY 10083 SLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SLU DAY
Overall 29-6 25-12
Conference 15-3 12-6
Home 19-0 14-4
Away 7-3 8-5
Neutral 3-3 3-3
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 86.4 74.1
Avg Pts Against 71.6 69.3
Massey 18.5 (#21) 6.4 (#91)
Bradley-Terry 3.24 (#18) 0.78 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.68 (#13) 1.06 (#99)
RPI 0.625 (#25) 0.541 (#95)
Shooting & Four Factors SLU DAY
FG% 51.3% 45.1%
3PT% 40.1% 32.6%
REB / G 42.0 33.0
OREB / G 10.9 9.0
AST / TO 1.54 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.2% 52.0%
TOV% 16.9% 17.0%
ORB% 33.4% 27.0%
FT Rate 25.5% 35.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.2% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 23.2%
DRB% 73.7% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 27.5% 23.4%

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