MVC Game #11

[isuquinndog]

Standings
As of 1/29/24

SCHOOL	MVC	PCT.	HOME	AWAY	STREAK	ALL	PCT.	HOME	AWAY	NEUT	L10	STREAK
Indiana State	9-1	.900	5-0	4-1	W5	18-3	.857	9-0	5-3	4-0	8-2	W5
Drake	8-2	.800	5-0	3-2	W1	17-4	.810	11-0	3-3	3-1	7-3	W1
Bradley	7-3	.700	4-1	3-2	L1	15-6	.714	9-2	4-3	2-1	9-1	L1
Southern Illinois	6-4	.600	3-2	3-2	W2	14-7	.667	10-3	3-3	1-1	7-3	W2
UNI	6-4	.600	3-2	3-2	L1	12-9	.571	7-2	4-5	1-2	8-2	L1
Belmont	5-5	.500	4-1	1-4	W1	12-9	.571	8-1	3-7	1-1	4-6	W1
Murray State	5-5	.500	2-3	3-2	L3	8-13	.381	5-6	3-5	0-2	5-5	L3
Missouri State	4-6	.400	2-3	2-3	W2	12-9	.571	6-3	3-6	3-0	5-5	W2
Illinois State	4-6	.400	2-3	2-3	L1	10-11	.476	7-4	2-5	1-2	3-7	L1
Evansville	3-7	.300	3-2	0-5	W1	12-9	.571	8-2	3-7	1-0	3-7	W1
Valparaiso	2-8	.200	1-4	1-4	L2	6-15	.286	5-7	1-8	0-0	2-8	L2
UIC	1-9	.100	1-4	0-5	L6	8-13	.381	4-6	2-6	2-1	1-9	L6

Games
*All games on ESPN+, other networks noted. All games CST

Tuesday 1/30/2024
Illinois St (4-6) 61 @ Murray State (5-5) 59 - 7 pm

Wednesday 1/31/2024
Indiana State (9-1) 78 @ Belmont (5-5) 72 - 6:30 pm
UIC (1-9) 60 @ Evansville (3-7) 77 - 7 pm
Missouri State (4-6) 76 @ Southern IL (6-4) 75 - 7 pm
UNI (6-4) 69 @ Bradley (7-3) 85 - 7 pm - CBS Sports Network
Valparaiso (2-8) 70 @ Drake (8-2) 81 - 7 pm

 

[isuquinndog]

MVC schedule half done. It's close at the top!

 

[ISU86]

Now at the midway point in the conference schedule, here is a look back at the RedbirdFan.Net board pre-season consensus projection (with current actual place in bracket):

1.) Northern Iowa [T4]
2.) Drake [2]
3.) Indiana State [1]
4.) Bradley [3]
5.) Illinois State [T8]
6.) Belmont [T6]
7.) Missouri State [T8]
8.) Murray State [T6]
9.) Southern Illinois [T4]
10.) Illinois-Chicago [12]
11.) Evansville [10]
12.) Valparaiso [11]

 

[isuquinndog]

We suck at picking.

 

[cpacmel]

4 way tie for 6th place currently (ISU, Mo State, Belmont and Murray)

1 game out of 4th place (UNI and SIU) and the bye that comes with that.

9 games to play

 

[Dmills]

4 way tie for 6th place currently (ISU, Mo State, Belmont and Murray)

1 game out of 4th place (UNI and SIU) and the bye that comes with that.

9 games to play

Just for fun - we have the tiebreaker for 6th based on H2H
6. Illinois State (4-1)
7. Belmont (1-1)
8. Murray State (1-2)
9. Missouri State (0-2)

 

[Birdswin]

4 way tie for 6th place currently (ISU, Mo State, Belmont and Murray)

1 game out of 4th place (UNI and SIU) and the bye that comes with that.

9 games to play

Yes - makes the Valpo game at home and Evansville game on the road, sting even more - just had to shoot 18-20 percent from behind the arc - ugh.

 

[dpdoughbird06]

Just for fun - we have the tiebreaker for 6th based on H2H
6. Illinois State (4-1)
7. Belmont (1-1)
8. Murray State (1-2)
9. Missouri State (0-2)

Now to win remaining three games vs SIU and BU to sneak up to a tiebreaker for the 4 and hope some of the above teams join us.

I’d like to avoid any possibility of repeating last year’s first-team-out 2 PM Thursday Arch Madness exit.

 

[Baltimore Bird]

The good news is we are 4 and 1 against those teams with 1 home game to play. The good/bad news is those teams have 11 games with the group and one of them has to win while one loses.

 

[isuquinndog]

Three out of six road teams won this go around.

 

[Aggie]

The Valpo game will come back to haunt ISU. Nothing we can do about it now, just keep pushing on.