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Illinois State vs Bucknell Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 21 Nov 2021
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 105-100 (OT)
39-42 49-46 17-12
Position#269
Record1-2
FormLLWLL
Points / game77.0
Allowed / game81.0
vs
Position#328
Record1-2
FormWLLLW
Points / game73.0
Allowed / game78.3
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Illinois State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Bucknell 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
Missouri State
#50
L
62-72
62
72
-10
H07/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#211
W
80-55
80
55
+25
A13/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#211
L
49-59
49
59
-10
A14/02
NCAA
Bradley
#234
W
88-71
88
71
+17
A19/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#254
L
56-70
56
70
-14
H27/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#254
L
87-94 OT
87
94
-7
H27/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#254
L
60-65
60
65
-5
A05/03
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#54
W
68-63
68
63
+5
H10/11
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#309
L
98-103 OT
98
103
-5
A12/11
NCAA
Murray State
#4
L
65-77
65
77
-12
H17/11
NCAA
1H
2H
34-42
28-30
40-26
40-29
24-34
25-25
35-32
53-39
25-34
31-36
37-30
33-40
29-30
31-35
23-32
45-31
44-32
35-47
25-41
40-36
144.2Avg total
71.3Scored
72.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)77.081.0158.0-4.033%
Season at home (2)66.570.0136.5-3.550%
Season away (1)98.0103.0201.0-5.00%
Last 10 (10)71.372.9144.2-1.630%
Last 5 (5)75.680.4156.0-4.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)66.878.7145.4-11.917%
vs Similar (15)66.668.7135.3-2.133%
vs Weaker ◀ (3)122.091.0213.0+31.067%
This opponent (Bucknell) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BucknellUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lehigh
#309
W
75-70
75
70
+5
H16/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
W
77-61
77
61
+16
A17/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
W
92-68
92
68
+24
H31/01
NCAA
American University
#258
L
71-78
71
78
-7
H27/02
NCAA
American University
#258
L
68-81
68
81
-13
A28/02
NCAA
Lafayette
#121
W
92-84
92
84
+8
A06/03
NCAA
Colgate
#8
L
75-105
75
105
-30
A11/03
NCAA
NC State
#297
L
70-88
70
88
-18
A10/11
NCAA
Penn
#247
L
68-73
68
73
-5
H14/11
NCAA
Rider
#248
W
81-74
81
74
+7
H18/11
NCAA
1H
2H
30-19
45-51
36-37
41-24
46-35
46-33
35-35
36-43
28-37
40-44
46-37
46-47
35-58
40-47
40-40
30-48
32-34
36-39
33-35
48-39
155.1Avg total
76.9Scored
78.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)73.078.3151.3-5.333%
Season at home (2)74.573.5148.0+1.050%
Season away (1)70.088.0158.0-18.00%
Last 10 (10)76.978.2155.1-1.350%
Last 5 (5)77.284.8162.0-7.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)69.176.0145.1-6.929%
vs Similar (11)72.470.2142.5+2.245%
vs Weaker (2)67.055.0122.0+12.0100%
This opponent (Illinois State) is Stronger. 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

-3-2+0+2+31st half1st half: -1.7-1.71st half: -0.6-0.62nd half2nd half: +1.3+1.32nd half: -0.7-0.7
-3-2+0+2+31st half1st half: -1.7-1.71st half: -0.6-0.62nd half2nd half: +1.3+1.32nd half: -0.7-0.7
Illinois StateBucknell
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
Missouri State
#50
L
34-42
34
42
-8
H07/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#211
W
40-26
40
26
+14
A13/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#211
L
24-34
24
34
-10
A14/02
NCAA
Bradley
#234
W
35-32
35
32
+3
A19/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#254
L
25-34
25
34
-9
H27/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#254
W
37-30
37
30
+7
H27/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#254
L
29-30
29
30
-1
A05/03
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#54
L
23-32
23
32
-9
H10/11
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#309
W
44-32
44
32
+12
A12/11
NCAA
Murray State
#4
L
25-41
25
41
-16
H17/11
NCAA
64.9Avg total
31.6Scored
33.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.535.568.0-3.133%-
Last 30 at home (14)34.335.669.9-1.429%-
Last 30 away (16)30.935.466.3-4.638%-
Last 10 (10)31.633.364.9-1.740%-
Last 5 (5)31.633.064.6-1.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (12)29.438.567.9-9.18%-
vs Similar (15)30.532.863.3-2.340%-
vs Weaker ◀ (3)54.337.391.7+17.0100%-
This opponent (Bucknell) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BucknellLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lehigh
#309
W
30-19
30
19
+11
H16/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
L
36-37
36
37
-1
A17/01
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
W
46-35
46
35
+11
H31/01
NCAA
American University
#258
D
35-35
35
35
+0
H27/02
NCAA
American University
#258
L
28-37
28
37
-9
A28/02
NCAA
Lafayette
#121
W
46-37
46
37
+9
A06/03
NCAA
Colgate
#8
L
35-58
35
58
-23
A11/03
NCAA
NC State
#297
D
40-40
40
40
+0
A10/11
NCAA
Penn
#247
L
32-34
32
34
-2
H14/11
NCAA
Rider
#248
L
33-35
33
35
-2
H18/11
NCAA
72.8Avg total
36.1Scored
36.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.734.366.9-1.643%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.632.766.4+0.950%-
Last 30 away (16)31.835.667.4-3.838%-
Last 10 (10)36.136.772.8-0.630%-
Last 5 (5)37.240.878.0-3.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)32.435.968.4-3.535%-
vs Similar (11)32.933.166.0-0.245%-
vs Weaker (2)33.526.560.0+7.0100%-
This opponent (Illinois State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Illinois State wins
0
Bucknell wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/11/21HMurray State65-77
12/11/21AEastern Michigan98-103 OT
10/11/21HNC Wilmington68-63
05/03/21ANorthern Iowa60-65
27/02/21HNorthern Iowa87-94 OT
27/02/21HNorthern Iowa56-70
19/02/21ABradley88-71
14/02/21ASouthern Illinois49-59
13/02/21ASouthern Illinois80-55
07/02/21HMissouri State62-72
Bucknelllast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/11/21HRider81-74
14/11/21HPenn68-73
10/11/21ANC State70-88
11/03/21AColgate75-105
06/03/21ALafayette92-84
28/02/21AAmerican University68-81
27/02/21HAmerican University71-78
31/01/21HLehigh92-68
17/01/21ALehigh77-61
16/01/21HLehigh75-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Illinois State
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLL33%
HomeWL50%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %33%50%0%
Points / game77.066.598.0
Allowed / game81.070.0103.0
Point differential-4.0-3.5-5.0
Avg total158.0136.5201.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %33%0%100%
Bucknell
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLW33%
HomeLW50%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %33%50%0%
Points / game73.074.570.0
Allowed / game78.373.588.0
Point differential-5.3+1.0-18.0
Avg total151.3148.0158.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
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 Drake330100%86.360.3+26.0
2 Murray State330100%88.067.0+21.0
3 Belmont43175%88.275.5+12.8
4 Southern Illinois32167%68.762.3+6.3
5 Indiana State53260%75.668.2+7.4
6 Illinois (Chi.)42250%70.566.0+4.5
7 Evansville52340%54.863.8-9.0
8 Illinois State31233%77.081.0-4.0
9 Northern Iowa41325%72.571.0+1.5
10 Bradley51420%68.470.8-2.4
11 Valparaiso3030%63.772.3-8.7
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 -).
Patriot League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Colgate53260%80.869.6+11.2
2 Army53260%71.465.0+6.4
3 Boston University42250%67.562.8+4.8
4 Navy42250%57.561.2-3.8
5 American University42250%62.574.0-11.5
6 Bucknell31233%73.078.3-5.3
7 Holy Cross41325%68.571.0-2.5
8 Loyola Maryland51420%65.673.6-8.0
9 Lehigh4040%61.571.5-10.0
10 Lafayette4040%65.090.0-25.0
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Illinois State394917105
Bucknell424612100
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