Putting Up Numbers· men's college basketball

Illinois State’s points of margin at home and away

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Illinois State was 6.3 points over at home and NaN points over away over its last 60 games, 24 games against 24. The plain averages are 14.8 and -3.1, a difference of 18.0.

Illinois State’s NaN at home vs away over expected ranks 1st of the 365 teams with 6 games on each side over their last 60 games.

points of margin a game over expected

A NaN difference in points of margin over expected at home vs away is rare: shuffle which games were at home and it comes up less than once in 100.

A +18.0 difference in points of margin at home vs away is rare: shuffle which games were at home and it comes up less than once in 100.

The games

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Illinois State’s games, last 60 games, each marked at home or away
SideDateGameResultpoints of marginExpected
Jan 2, 2025@Murray StateW6-2.5
Jan 5, 2025vsSouthern IllinoisW315.1
Jan 8, 2025@EvansvilleL-185.8
Jan 11, 2025vsNorthern IowaL-10.1
Jan 15, 2025@DrakeL-4-10.1
Jan 18, 2025vsMissouri StateW68.5
Jan 21, 2025vsIndiana StateW47.6
Jan 25, 2025@BradleyL-4-7.0
Jan 29, 2025vsBelmontW32.9
Feb 1, 2025vsValparaisoW87.4
Feb 5, 2025@UICW2-0.8
Feb 8, 2025@Northern IowaL-3-5.9
Feb 12, 2025vsDrakeL-7-3.8
Feb 15, 2025@Indiana StateL-92.3
Feb 19, 2025vsBradleyW11-1.8
Feb 22, 2025@Missouri StateW22.7
Feb 25, 2025@Southern IllinoisL-91.5
Mar 2, 2025vsEvansvilleW910.2
Mar 6, 2025vsMissouri State (neutral)W164.9
Mar 7, 2025vsBelmont (neutral)L-130.8
Mar 23, 2025vsPresbyterian (neutral)W86.5
Mar 25, 2025vsIncarnate Word (neutral)W55.8
Mar 26, 2025vsCleveland State (neutral)W112.0
Nov 6, 2025@OhioL-48.7
Nov 9, 2025vsCornellW119.0
Nov 14, 2025vsUSC (neutral)L-20-1.2
Nov 16, 2025@Long Beach StateW29.4
Nov 20, 2025vsRRockfordW45—
Nov 23, 2025vsCoastal CarolinaW5212.6
Nov 27, 2025vsCharlotte (neutral)W106.8
Nov 28, 2025vsFurman (neutral)W78.3
Dec 3, 2025vsEastern KentuckyW1118.0
Dec 6, 2025vsChicago StateW4221.5
Dec 13, 2025vsUtah State (neutral)L-5-9.8
Dec 18, 2025@Southern IllinoisW70.3
Dec 21, 2025vsIndiana StateW2010.7
Dec 29, 2025@DrakeW174.3
Jan 1, 2026vsEvansvilleW2616.9
Jan 7, 2026@ValparaisoL-64.6
Jan 10, 2026vsUICL-45.8
Jan 14, 2026@Indiana StateL-56.9
Jan 17, 2026vsBradleyW264.7
Jan 21, 2026vsNorthern IowaW51.3
Jan 24, 2026@BelmontL-11-4.3
Jan 28, 2026@Murray StateW50.2
Feb 3, 2026vsSouthern IllinoisL-46.4
Feb 6, 2026vsDrakeW1010.1
Feb 9, 2026@EvansvilleL-813.6
Feb 12, 2026vsValparaisoW228.3
Feb 15, 2026@UICL-271.7
Feb 18, 2026vsMurray StateW174.9
Feb 21, 2026@BradleyL-141.7
Feb 25, 2026@Northern IowaW2-3.9
Mar 1, 2026vsBelmontW70.0
Mar 6, 2026vsNorthern Iowa (neutral)L-220.2
Mar 18, 2026vsKent StateW218.3
Mar 22, 2026@Wake ForestW3-6.5
Mar 25, 2026@DaytonW6-4.8
Apr 2, 2026vsAuburn (neutral)L-22-7.6
Nov 2, 2026@Saint Mary'sL-5NaN

Method

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  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every game of its season between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 3.0 in 2024-25, plus 2.7 in 2025-26, plus 0.0 in 2026-27 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 94% in 2024-25, 94% in 2025-26, NaN% in 2026-27 of the difference the model predicts.
  • The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
  • Rockford has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.