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Illinois State vs Bradley Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 20 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 82-71
35-27 47-44
Position#141
Record15-12
FormWWLLL
Points / game76.5
Allowed / game72.7
Illinois State 🏆
USA
vs
Bradley
USA
Position#30
Record21-6
FormLLWWW
Points / game78.5
Allowed / game69.0
USANCAA
Other2024-25
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Illinois State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Bradley winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Illinois StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Drake
#8
L
62-66
62
66
-4
A16/01
NCAA
Missouri State
#334
W
74-68
74
68
+6
H18/01
NCAA
Indiana State
#254
W
85-81
85
81
+4
H22/01
NCAA
Bradley
#30
L
57-61
57
61
-4
A25/01
NCAA
Belmont
#79
W
81-78
81
78
+3
H30/01
NCAA
Valparaiso
#248
W
86-78
86
78
+8
H01/02
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#154
W
81-79
81
79
+2
A06/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#107
L
65-68
65
68
-3
A08/02
NCAA
Drake
#8
L
77-84
77
84
-7
H13/02
NCAA
Indiana State
#254
L
76-85
76
85
-9
A15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
30-34
32-32
25-31
49-37
40-40
45-41
26-28
31-33
35-31
46-47
45-38
41-40
45-37
36-42
36-32
29-36
32-40
45-44
33-40
43-45
149.2Avg total
74.4Scored
74.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)76.572.7149.3+3.856%
Season at home (15)80.971.7152.7+9.273%
Season away (12)71.074.0145.0-3.033%
Last 10 (10)74.474.8149.2-0.450%
Last 5 (5)77.078.8155.8-1.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)66.071.8137.8-5.80%
vs Similar (19)76.876.1152.9+0.758%
vs Weaker (7)77.462.7140.1+14.771%
This opponent (Bradley) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BradleyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana State
#254
W
118-65
118
65
+53
H16/01
NCAA
Murray State
#214
W
74-61
74
61
+13
A18/01
NCAA
Belmont
#79
W
89-77
89
77
+12
A22/01
NCAA
Illinois State
#141
W
61-57
61
57
+4
H25/01
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#154
L
70-93
70
93
-23
H30/01
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#107
L
69-83
69
83
-14
A02/02
NCAA
Belmont
#79
L
77-80
77
80
-3
H06/02
NCAA
Evansville
#319
W
80-74
80
74
+6
A09/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#270
W
78-64
78
64
+14
H13/02
NCAA
Drake
#8
W
61-59
61
59
+2
A16/02
NCAA
1H
2H
66-33
52-32
41-35
33-26
43-43
46-34
28-26
33-31
39-55
31-38
25-34
44-49
35-39
42-41
43-25
37-49
35-28
43-36
31-30
30-29
149.0Avg total
77.7Scored
71.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)78.569.0147.5+9.578%
Season at home (15)80.365.5145.9+14.880%
Season away (12)76.273.3149.5+2.875%
Last 10 (10)77.771.3149.0+6.470%
Last 5 (5)73.072.0145.0+1.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)57.074.0131.0-17.00%
vs Similar (8)70.269.4139.6+0.950%
vs Weaker ◀ (19)79.870.5150.3+9.484%
This opponent (Illinois State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: -0.4-0.41st half: +3.8+3.82nd half2nd half: +0.0+0.02nd half: +2.6+2.6
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: -0.4-0.41st half: +3.8+3.82nd half2nd half: +0.0+0.02nd half: +2.6+2.6
Illinois StateBradley
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Illinois StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Drake
#8
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A16/01
NCAA
Missouri State
#334
L
25-31
25
31
-6
H18/01
NCAA
Indiana State
#254
D
40-40
40
40
+0
H22/01
NCAA
Bradley
#30
L
26-28
26
28
-2
A25/01
NCAA
Belmont
#79
W
35-31
35
31
+4
H30/01
NCAA
Valparaiso
#248
W
45-38
45
38
+7
H01/02
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#154
W
45-37
45
37
+8
A06/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#107
W
36-32
36
32
+4
A08/02
NCAA
Drake
#8
L
32-40
32
40
-8
H13/02
NCAA
Indiana State
#254
L
33-40
33
40
-7
A15/02
NCAA
69.8Avg total
34.7Scored
35.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.934.270.2+1.753%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.432.568.9+3.965%-
Last 30 away (13)35.336.571.8-1.238%-
Last 10 (10)34.735.169.8-0.440%-
Last 5 (5)38.237.475.6+0.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)31.036.267.2-5.20%-
vs Similar (19)37.435.372.7+2.263%-
vs Weaker (7)34.730.365.0+4.457%-
This opponent (Bradley) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BradleyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana State
#254
W
66-33
66
33
+33
H16/01
NCAA
Murray State
#214
W
41-35
41
35
+6
A18/01
NCAA
Belmont
#79
D
43-43
43
43
+0
A22/01
NCAA
Illinois State
#141
W
28-26
28
26
+2
H25/01
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#154
L
39-55
39
55
-16
H30/01
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#107
L
25-34
25
34
-9
A02/02
NCAA
Belmont
#79
L
35-39
35
39
-4
H06/02
NCAA
Evansville
#319
W
43-25
43
25
+18
A09/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#270
W
35-28
35
28
+7
H13/02
NCAA
Drake
#8
W
31-30
31
30
+1
A16/02
NCAA
73.4Avg total
38.6Scored
34.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.033.071.0+5.057%-
Last 30 at home (16)40.131.371.4+8.875%-
Last 30 away (14)35.734.970.6+0.836%-
Last 10 (10)38.634.873.4+3.860%-
Last 5 (5)33.831.265.0+2.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)28.036.064.0-8.00%-
vs Similar (8)32.533.465.9-0.938%-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)40.133.873.8+6.363%-
This opponent (Illinois State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Illinois State wins
7
Bradley wins
DateGameScore
25/01/25Bradley v Illinois State61-57
25/02/24Bradley v Illinois State48-45
03/02/24Illinois State v Bradley60-73
09/02/23Illinois State v Bradley61-79
26/01/23Bradley v Illinois State79-75 OT
19/02/22Bradley v Illinois State72-64
17/01/22Illinois State v Bradley74-65
19/02/21Bradley v Illinois State71-88
21/01/21Illinois State v Bradley71-56
27/02/20Illinois State v Bradley71-74 OT
Illinois Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/25AIndiana State76-85
13/02/25HDrake77-84
08/02/25ANorthern Iowa65-68
06/02/25AIllinois (Chi.)81-79
01/02/25HValparaiso86-78
30/01/25HBelmont81-78
25/01/25ABradley57-61
22/01/25HIndiana State85-81
18/01/25HMissouri State74-68
16/01/25ADrake62-66
Bradleylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/02/25ADrake61-59
13/02/25HSouthern Illinois78-64
09/02/25AEvansville80-74
06/02/25HBelmont77-80
02/02/25ANorthern Iowa69-83
30/01/25HIllinois (Chi.)70-93
25/01/25HIllinois State61-57
22/01/25ABelmont89-77
18/01/25AMurray State74-61
16/01/25HIndiana State118-65

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Illinois State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL56%
HomeWWWWL73%
AwayLLWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games271512
Win %56%73%33%
Points / game76.580.971.0
Allowed / game72.771.774.0
Point differential+3.8+9.2-3.0
Avg total149.3152.7145.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+19%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (12)67% (6)33% (6)
Overtime %4%0%8%
Bradley
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW78%
HomeWWLLW80%
AwayWWLWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games271512
Win %78%80%75%
Points / game78.580.376.2
Allowed / game69.065.573.3
Point differential+9.5+14.8+2.8
Avg total147.5145.9149.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%53%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won86% (7)67% (3)100% (4)
Overtime %7%7%8%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Missouri Valley conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Drake2724389%71.359.2+12.1
2 Bradley2721678%78.569.0+9.5
3 Northern Iowa2819968%75.167.8+7.4
4 Belmont28181064%81.178.9+2.2
5 Illinois (Chi.)28161257%78.174.0+4.1
6 Illinois State27151256%76.572.7+3.8
7 Murray State28141450%71.768.9+2.8
8 Indiana State28131546%79.879.3+0.5
9 Southern Illinois28121643%72.273.1-0.9
10 Valparaiso27111641%76.175.3+0.8
11 Evansville28111739%66.870.7-4.0
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Illinois State354782
Bradley274471
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