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Illinois vs Colgate Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 17 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 74-57
44-27 30-30
Position#27
Record7-2
FormWWWWL
Points / game80.0
Allowed / game65.0
Illinois 🏆
USA
vs
Colgate
USA
Position#44
Record6-4
FormLWLWW
Points / game71.4
Allowed / game63.9
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Illinois v Colgate
14 Nov 2025
ILLI84
COLG65
17 Dec 2023
ILLI74
COLG57
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

IllinoisUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arkansas
#112
L
63-73
63
73
-10
A16/03
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#258
W
80-52
80
52
+28
H07/11
NCAA
Oakland
#76
W
64-53
64
53
+11
H11/11
NCAA
Marquette
#36
L
64-71
64
71
-7
H15/11
NCAA
Valparaiso
#355
W
87-64
87
64
+23
H18/11
NCAA
Southern Univ.
#166
W
88-60
88
60
+28
H20/11
NCAA
Western Illinois
#92
W
84-52
84
52
+32
H25/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
W
76-58
76
58
+18
A02/12
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#35
W
98-89
98
89
+9
H05/12
NCAA
Tennessee
#33
L
79-86
79
86
-7
A09/12
NCAA
1H
2H
26-36
37-37
37-25
43-27
28-27
36-26
31-36
33-35
38-45
49-19
45-27
43-33
40-23
44-29
41-36
35-22
39-42
59-47
36-34
43-52
144.1Avg total
78.3Scored
65.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)80.065.0145.0+15.078%
Season at home (7)80.763.0143.7+17.786%
Season away (2)77.572.0149.5+5.550%
Last 10 (10)78.365.8144.1+12.570%
Last 5 (5)85.069.0154.0+16.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (16)72.475.8148.2-3.431%
vs Weaker (14)77.458.0135.4+19.4100%
This opponent (Colgate) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ColgateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Brown
#276
W
72-70
72
70
+2
H07/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#110
L
75-79
75
79
-4
A15/11
NCAA
Yale
#51
L
50-68
50
68
-18
H17/11
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#195
W
59-52
59
52
+7
H18/11
NCAA
Weber State
#101
W
57-55
57
55
+2
H19/11
NCAA
Harvard
#188
L
70-76
70
76
-6
H22/11
NCAA
Binghamton
#209
W
84-49
84
49
+35
H30/11
NCAA
Arizona
#31
L
55-82
55
82
-27
A02/12
NCAA
Vermont Spartans
#711
W
115-37
115
37
+78
H07/12
NCAA
Vermont
#16
W
77-71
77
71
+6
A09/12
NCAA
1H
2H
31-31
41-39
46-30
29-49
20-36
30-32
26-20
33-32
28-20
29-35
30-36
40-40
44-23
40-26
30-35
25-47
52-15
63-22
31-32
46-39
135.3Avg total
71.4Scored
63.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)71.463.9135.3+7.560%
Season at home (7)72.458.1130.6+14.371%
Season away (3)69.077.3146.3-8.333%
Last 10 (10)71.463.9135.3+7.560%
Last 5 (5)80.263.0143.2+17.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)55.082.0137.0-27.00%
vs Similar ◀ (4)61.268.8130.0-7.550%
vs Weaker (24)76.065.8141.8+10.288%
This opponent (Illinois) is Similar. 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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +3.0+3.01st half: +6.0+6.02nd half2nd half: +9.5+9.52nd half: +1.5+1.5
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +3.0+3.01st half: +6.0+6.02nd half2nd half: +9.5+9.52nd half: +1.5+1.5
IllinoisColgate
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
IllinoisLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arkansas
#112
L
26-36
26
36
-10
A16/03
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#258
W
37-25
37
25
+12
H07/11
NCAA
Oakland
#76
W
28-27
28
27
+1
H11/11
NCAA
Marquette
#36
L
31-36
31
36
-5
H15/11
NCAA
Valparaiso
#355
L
38-45
38
45
-7
H18/11
NCAA
Southern Univ.
#166
W
45-27
45
27
+18
H20/11
NCAA
Western Illinois
#92
W
40-23
40
23
+17
H25/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#241
W
41-36
41
36
+5
A02/12
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#35
L
39-42
39
42
-3
H05/12
NCAA
Tennessee
#33
W
36-34
36
34
+2
A09/12
NCAA
69.2Avg total
36.1Scored
33.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.633.266.8+0.457%-
Last 30 at home (18)34.432.066.4+2.456%-
Last 30 away (12)32.334.967.2-2.658%-
Last 10 (10)36.133.169.2+3.060%-
Last 5 (5)40.232.472.6+7.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (16)31.737.068.7-5.331%-
vs Weaker (14)35.828.864.6+7.086%-
This opponent (Colgate) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ColgateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Brown
#276
D
31-31
31
31
+0
H07/11
NCAA
Syracuse
#110
W
46-30
46
30
+16
A15/11
NCAA
Yale
#51
L
20-36
20
36
-16
H17/11
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#195
W
26-20
26
20
+6
H18/11
NCAA
Weber State
#101
W
28-20
28
20
+8
H19/11
NCAA
Harvard
#188
L
30-36
30
36
-6
H22/11
NCAA
Binghamton
#209
W
44-23
44
23
+21
H30/11
NCAA
Arizona
#31
L
30-35
30
35
-5
A02/12
NCAA
Vermont Spartans
#711
W
52-15
52
15
+37
H07/12
NCAA
Vermont
#16
L
31-32
31
32
-1
A09/12
NCAA
61.6Avg total
33.8Scored
27.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.831.167.9+5.763%-
Last 30 at home (19)37.530.167.5+7.468%-
Last 30 away (11)35.632.968.5+2.755%-
Last 10 (10)33.827.861.6+6.050%-
Last 5 (5)37.428.265.6+9.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)30.035.065.0-5.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (4)27.832.260.0-4.525%-
vs Weaker (24)38.031.469.4+6.571%-
This opponent (Illinois) is Similar. 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
0
Illinois wins
0
Colgate wins
No previous meetings.
Illinoislast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/12/23ATennessee79-86
05/12/23HFlorida Atlantic98-89
02/12/23ARutgers76-58
25/11/23HWestern Illinois84-52
20/11/23HSouthern Univ.88-60
18/11/23HValparaiso87-64
15/11/23HMarquette64-71
11/11/23HOakland64-53
07/11/23HEastern Illinois80-52
16/03/23AArkansas63-73
Colgatelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/12/23AVermont77-71
07/12/23HVermont Spartans115-37
02/12/23AArizona55-82
30/11/23HBinghamton84-49
22/11/23HHarvard70-76
19/11/23HWeber State57-55
18/11/23HGardner Webb59-52
17/11/23HYale50-68
15/11/23ASyracuse75-79
07/11/23HBrown72-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Illinois
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL78%
HomeLWWWW86%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games972
Win %78%86%50%
Points / game80.080.777.5
Allowed / game65.063.072.0
Point differential+15.0+17.7+5.5
Avg total145.0143.7149.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%71%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Colgate
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW60%
HomeWWLWW71%
AwayLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1073
Win %60%71%33%
Points / game71.472.469.0
Allowed / game63.958.177.3
Point differential+7.5+14.3-8.3
Avg total135.3130.6146.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%29%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (2)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

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Purdue1110191%86.270.5+15.7
2 Ohio State119282%79.566.6+12.9
3 Nebraska108280%77.366.8+10.5
4 Northwestern108280%73.664.8+8.8
5 Illinois97278%80.065.0+15.0
6 Oregon97278%80.269.7+10.6
7 Minnesota118373%80.567.0+13.5
8 Wisconsin118373%73.666.0+7.6
9 Rutgers107370%69.160.9+8.2
10 Indiana107370%74.073.3+0.7
11 Washington96367%82.272.7+9.6
12 Maryland106460%73.464.4+9.0
13 UCLA95456%68.159.7+8.4
14 USC95456%78.972.7+6.2
15 Iowa116555%85.177.4+7.7
16 Michigan116555%82.275.9+6.3
17 Michigan State105550%73.964.7+9.2
18 Penn State115645%76.872.4+4.5
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 Colgate106460%71.463.9+7.5
2 American University115645%74.274.2+0.0
3 Boston University114736%65.666.2-0.5
4 Bucknell113827%63.272.6-9.5
5 Navy82625%64.665.4-0.8
6 Lehigh92722%75.674.0+1.6
7 Army102820%60.564.3-3.8
8 Holy Cross102820%64.379.3-15.0
9 Loyola Maryland111109%65.174.4-9.3
10 Lafayette111109%60.772.0-11.3
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
Illinois443074
Colgate273057
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