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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Belmont · #130 · MVC · 0–0Illinois St. · #116 · MVC · 0–0Mon, Dec 21 · 9:00 PM ETESPN+CEFCU Arena · Normal, IL
Model line
Illinois St. −9.7
Win probability
Illinois St. 85%
Projected tempo
70.3
possessions
Site
Illinois St. home
15%Win probability85%

The model makes Illinois St. a 9.7-point favorite, winning about 85 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Belmont offense vs Illinois St. defense

Belmont OStatIllinois St. D
70.0#92Tempo#21467.7
61.0#1eFG%#8549.6
18.1#273TOV%#20016.3
28.8#237ORB%#1025.1
32.5#249FT rate#11732.6
9.4#172Block%#3396.1
61.9#18Assist%#15951.6
60.6#52P%#7849.5
41.0#13P%#12533.1
68.6#307FT%—
45.7#513PA rate#32134.9

Illinois St. offense vs Belmont defense

Illinois St. OStatBelmont D
67.7#214Tempo#9270.0
53.6#80eFG%#9249.9
16.5#164TOV%#12317.4
28.3#254ORB%#11929.2
31.7#261FT rate#7830.7
8.6#110Block%#7111.3
51.1#215Assist%#23854.5
54.5#722P%#4948.5
34.9#1273P%#19434.2
70.8#245FT%—
42.9#1163PA rate#649.1

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Belmont

Fri, Mar 6NDrake137L 79–100
Sun, Mar 1AIllinois St.116L 74–81
Wed, Feb 25HEvansville273W 98–64
Sat, Feb 21HIndiana St.212W 87–70
Sun, Feb 15AMurray St.97W 87–70

Illinois St.

Thu, Apr 2NAuburn27L 66–88
Wed, Mar 25ADayton67W 61–55
Sun, Mar 22AWake Forest82W 78–75
Wed, Mar 18HKent St.126W 79–58
Fri, Mar 6NNorthern Iowa129L 52–74