The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Delaware Blue Hens
59 – 79
FINAL Neutral Jacksonville Classic
Southern Illinois Salukis
John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (Neutral) · November 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money DEL +290 / SIU -380
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEL win
Actual SIU +20 138 Lost
Massey SIU -3.9 (-16.1) — —
Massey Totals — 170.2 (-32.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 40% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -2.1 (-17.9) 156.0 (-18.0) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -1.7 (-18.3) 155.2 (-17.2) 42% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -2.2 (-17.8) 154.2 (-16.2) 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -0.7 (-19.3) 155.0 (-17.0) 40% ✓

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 DEL SIU
Overall 10-21 16-16
Conference 6-14 10-10
Home 5-10 8-6
Away 4-10 7-8
Neutral 1-1 1-2
Last 5 1-2 1-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.9 72.7
Avg Pts Against 74.1 70.5
Massey -1.6 (#199) 2.3 (#131)
Bradley-Terry -0.76 (#249) -0.80 (#253)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#252) -0.89 (#221)
RPI 0.436 (#276) 0.378 (#318)
Shooting & Four Factors DEL SIU
FG% 44.8% 54.4%
3PT% 43.1% 27.3%
REB / G 32.3 42.0
OREB / G 9.0 10.0
AST / TO 1.23 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 57.5%
TOV% 15.5% 15.6%
ORB% 26.2% 29.7%
FT Rate 18.4% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 14.2% 12.0%
DRB% 64.8% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.2% 25.2%

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