Sat, Sep 20, 11:30 PM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| IU | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (IU Elo 1869, ILL Elo 1708) plus home-field advantage. That projects IU -8.8 (74% to win), essentially in line with the market.
IU up 39 entering the 4th quarter. Across 218 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Illinois 10, Indiana 63.
Yes — the model's pick (IU) was correct.
Why trust the number?Gridpex's model is walk-forward validated on 2014–24, out-of-sample: +0.28 pts mean Closing Line Value and 53.5% beat the close. We report the record — wins and losses — never fake locks.
Called it — I had IU pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.