Swinney Center · at Kansas City
#195SIUS Illinois
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#335KCKansas City
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Season records: S Illinois and Kansas City
SIUThis seasonKC
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects SIU 77–69 · win probability SIU 76%
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model 145.5
Model edge
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: SIU has more of the edges

SIU 6, KC 1 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
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Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: SIU 30.9%, KC 26.4%. Defensive: SIU 72.7%, KC 64.1%
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Shooting
Effective FG%: SIU 49.1 and allows 49.0; KC 45.8 and allows 56.3
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Three-pointers
SIU hits 27.8% and allows 30.4%; KC hits 28.4% and allows 37.5%. Threes are 29.2% and 36.8% of their shots
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KC offense vs SIU defense
Offense 321st of 366 against a defense 181st, on the model’s ratings
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SIU offense vs KC defense
Offense 227th of 366 against a defense 335th, on the model’s ratings
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Turnovers
Turnover rate: SIU 17.1%, KC 18.2%. Forced: SIU 18.5%, KC 16.4%
Context
Schedule so far
SIU has played the 139th-hardest schedule, KC the 235th. A record against a soft schedule means less
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Home court
KC at home. This season: KC 0-0 at home, SIU 0-0 away
Even
Who is back
Minutes back from last season: SIU 22%, KC 0%. Transfers in: SIU 0, KC 5. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
Even
Free throws
Free throw rate: SIU 31.3, KC 29.2. Allowed: SIU 31.4, KC 31.4
Context
Tempo
About 71 possessions: SIU plays 70.6 a game (91st fastest), KC 71.8 (45th). Faster games mean more points

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Moneyline
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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—SIU -8.1—
Total—145.5—
Projected score—SIU 76.8 · KC 68.7

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadSIU -5.0—
1H total68.1—
1H projected scoreSIU 36.5 · KC 31.6—

S Illinois has the better starters

Position by position: S Illinois 1, Kansas City 0, even 4
S IllinoisBetterKansas City
G J. Haynes7.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 2.1 ast Score 71
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G C. Daughtery TR10 pts · 3.1 reb · 0.7 ast Score 45
G C. Hawkins1.1 pts · 0.3 reb · 0.3 ast Not ranked
No call
G J. Smith TR9.2 pts · 2.4 reb · 3 ast Score 43
F M. Pikaar1.7 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.3 ast Score 19
Even
G M. Samar TR4.7 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.4 ast Score 28
F D. Hill NEWNo Division I numbers yet Not ranked
No call
F S. Hartmann TR8.2 pts · 5 reb · 0.8 ast Not ranked
C J. Webber1.2 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.3 ast Not ranked
No call
F A. Diop TR5.5 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.9 ast Score 29
S IllinoisBetterKansas City
SIU offense227th of 366 · -7.0
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KC defense335th of 366 · -8.8
SIU defense181st of 366 · -4.1
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KC offense321st of 366 · -10.5
Backcourt+0.1 · 2 players
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Backcourt-3.0 · 3 players
Frontcourt-1.0 · 3 players
Even
Frontcourt-1.8 · 2 players
BenchNo numbers yet
No call
BenchNo numbers yet
Score, worst to bestSIU betterKC betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
S Illinois
Guards
J. Haynes21 minC. Hawkins5 minB. McClureNewJ. FugateNewL. WalshNewJ. JacksonNew
Forwards
M. Pikaar11 minD. HillNewD. PauliukonisNewP. RanieriNewT. LaurNew
Centers
J. Webber7 min
Kansas City
Guards
C. Daughtery27 min · TRJ. Smith25 min · TRM. Samar16 min · TRE. MoskowitzNewD. JacksonNewC. LoveNew
Forwards
S. Hartmann24 min · TRA. Diop19 min · TRR. ButirinsNewJ. SickingNewA. BakhtadzeNewM. Bruce-McCrommonNew
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
SIUKC
Scoring
72.7 #229Points per game67.0 #334
1.03 #285Points per possession0.93 #361
70.6 #91Pace (possessions)71.8 #45
Shooting
49.1 #286Effective FG%45.8 #352
27.8 #3633-point %28.4 #360
29.2 #3553-point attempt rate36.8 #235
31.3 #275Free throw rate29.2 #330
Possessions
17.1 #207Turnover rate18.2 #282
30.9 #167Offensive rebound rate26.4 #314
13.3 #188Assists per game11.3 #324
Defense
70.5 #62Points allowed84.8 #359
1.00 #25Points allowed per possession1.18 #348
49.0 #70Opponent effective FG%56.3 #348
30.4 #17Opponent 3-point %37.5 #350
18.5 #74Turnovers forced16.4 #193
72.7 #44Defensive rebound rate64.1 #353
8.0 #38Steals per game6.4 #192
3.4 #157Blocks per game3.1 #195

S Illinois

15-16 in 2025-26 overall · 10-11 in conference · Missouri Valley Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Drake63–67
  • W@ Evansville81–67
  • Wvs Indiana St66–55
  • W@ Northern Iowa59–57
  • W@ Drake66–61

A week or more of rest.

Kansas City

1-27 in 2025-26 overall · 1-16 in conference · Summit League

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Oral Roberts62–84
  • Lvs Oral Roberts70–94
  • Lvs S Dakota St59–73
  • L@ N Dakota St59–95
  • L@ North Dakota70–85

A week or more of rest.