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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Illinois St. · #116 · MVC · 0–0Belmont · #130 · MVC · 0–0Fri, Jan 8 · 8:00 PM ETCurb Event Center Arena · Nashville, TN
Model line
Belmont −5.1
Win probability
Belmont 71%
Projected tempo
70.3
possessions
Site
Belmont home
30%Win probability71%

The model makes Belmont a 5.1-point favorite, winning about 71 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.

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

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

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.

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

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