He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Banterra Center · December 20, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money SIU -400 / NDSU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +13 139 Won
Massey SIU -13.1 (-0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 142.2 (-3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -11.3 (+1.7) 139.8 (-0.8) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -11.9 (+1.1) 142.2 (-3.2) 85% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -12.2 (+0.8) 142.7 (-3.7) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -12.8 (+0.2) 142.2 (-3.2) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 18, 2025 NDSU 92 – 85 SIU
Nov 19, 2024 SIU 69 – 44 NDSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU NDSU
Overall 19-13 15-17
Conference 11-9 8-8
Home 13-5 10-4
Away 5-6 5-11
Neutral 1-2 0-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L3
Avg Pts For 72.2 71.9
Avg Pts Against 68.6 76.3
Massey 5.9 (#86) -2.6 (#216)
Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#185) -0.04 (#183)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.49 (#150) -0.26 (#197)
RPI 0.517 (#155) 0.520 (#150)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU NDSU
FG% 46.6% 43.4%
3PT% 38.8% 38.5%
REB / G 31.8 34.3
OREB / G 8.4 9.9
AST / TO 1.40 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 50.2%
TOV% 16.5% 16.8%
ORB% 27.6% 27.5%
FT Rate 29.1% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 13.6%
DRB% 68.6% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 20.5%

Game Analysis

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