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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Valparaiso · #142 · MVC · 0–0Illinois St. · #116 · MVC · 0–0Sat, Jan 16 · 5:00 PM ETCEFCU Arena · Normal, IL
Model line
Illinois St. −10.2
Win probability
Illinois St. 86%
Projected tempo
69.5
possessions
Site
Illinois St. home
14%Win probability86%

The model makes Illinois St. a 10.2-point favorite, winning about 86 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.

Valparaiso offense vs Illinois St. defense

Valparaiso OStatIllinois St. D
66.1#293Tempo#21467.7
47.6#325eFG%#8549.6
15.7#117TOV%#20016.3
32.5#109ORB%#1025.1
39.1#80FT rate#11732.6
8.5#106Block%#3396.1
48.8#271Assist%#15951.6
45.8#3492P%#7849.5
33.9#1823P%#12533.1
70.9#242FT%—
36.8#2353PA rate#32134.9

Illinois St. offense vs Valparaiso defense

Illinois St. OStatValparaiso D
67.7#214Tempo#29366.1
53.6#80eFG%#13050.5
16.5#164TOV%#16316.9
28.3#254ORB%#16930.1
31.7#261FT rate#18235.1
8.6#110Block%#14310.0
51.1#215Assist%#10949.8
54.5#722P%#19151.9
34.9#1273P%#6932.1
70.8#245FT%—
42.9#1163PA rate#26337.0

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.

Valparaiso

Fri, Mar 6NBradley183L 84–90
Thu, Mar 5NIndiana St.212W 63–62
Sat, Feb 28AEvansville273L 79–80
Wed, Feb 25HDrake137W 74–71
Sat, Feb 21AIllinois Chicago105W 71–67

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