I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Ohio Valley Conference · Hyland Arena · December 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LIN -2.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money LIN -140 / WIU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIN win
Actual LIN +6 136 Won
Massey LIN -4.6 (+1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 134.1 (+1.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIN -1.2 (+4.8) 134.5 (+1.5) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIN -1.0 (+5.0) 134.8 (+1.2) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIN -2.0 (+4.0) 135.7 (+0.3) 60% ✓
Baseline ML LIN -1.9 (+4.1) 135.8 (+0.2) 61% ✓

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 28, 2026 LIN 91 – 69 WIU
Dec 19, 2025 LIN 92 – 76 WIU
Feb 26, 2025 WIU 86 – 81 LIN
Feb 2, 2024 WIU 79 – 71 LIN
Jan 6, 2024 WIU 68 – 57 LIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIN WIU
Overall 16-17 12-19
Conference 10-10 6-14
Home 11-3 8-7
Away 3-12 4-11
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 W2
Avg Pts For 68.3 66.6
Avg Pts Against 74.2 73.3
Massey -9.8 (#321) -10.2 (#329)
Bradley-Terry -1.79 (#316) -1.02 (#269)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.00 (#336) -2.45 (#316)
RPI 0.433 (#294) 0.434 (#292)
Shooting & Four Factors LIN WIU
FG% 40.7% 42.2%
3PT% 25.8% 34.5%
REB / G 34.6 32.0
OREB / G 12.0 10.7
AST / TO 0.81 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.1% 49.0%
TOV% 18.1% 17.0%
ORB% 30.7% 30.8%
FT Rate 18.5% 16.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.5% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 13.8%
DRB% 69.3% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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