Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Auburn Tigers
88 – 66
FINAL Neutral NIT
Illinois State Redbirds
Hinkle Fieldhouse (Neutral) · April 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AUB -7.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money AUB -355 / ILST +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total AUB win
Actual AUB +22 154 Won
Massey AUB -6.7 (+15.3) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (+5.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AUB -6.6 (+15.4) 142.3 (+11.7) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AUB -6.7 (+15.3) 142.6 (+11.4) 74% ✓
Baseline ML AUB -6.4 (+15.6) 143.0 (+11.0) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AUB -6.2 (+15.8) 143.9 (+10.1) 75% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AUB ILST
Overall 22-16 23-13
Conference 7-11 12-8
Home 14-4 14-2
Away 2-8 7-7
Neutral 6-4 2-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak W5 L1
Avg Pts For 83.0 74.1
Avg Pts Against 78.8 69.1
Massey 13.8 (#41) 7.1 (#87)
Bradley-Terry 2.17 (#43) 0.89 (#97)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.00 (#39) 0.97 (#107)
RPI 0.578 (#40) 0.550 (#72)
Shooting & Four Factors AUB ILST
FG% 45.7% 46.1%
3PT% 33.7% 34.8%
REB / G 36.6 35.4
OREB / G 13.2 9.3
AST / TO 1.27 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 53.6%
TOV% 14.6% 16.5%
ORB% 37.3% 27.8%
FT Rate 32.6% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 16.1%
DRB% 69.0% 74.7%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 22.3%

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