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Purdue FW at E Illinois

Sunday, November 15, 2026, 3:00 PM ET at Groniger Arena. Purdue FW our rank 280 · 1-2; E Illinois our rank 327 · 1-3.

Who will win Purdue FW vs E Illinois?

From this morning's ratings; logged before tip-off.

The model gives Purdue Fort Wayne a 55% chance to beat Eastern Illinois, with a projected score of Purdue FW 73, E Illinois 72.

To winPurdue FW 55%E Illinois 45%
Projected score73–72Purdue FW, then E Illinois
Margin1.4Purdue FW · no line posted
Total144.8no line posted
First half34–34Purdue FW ahead 51%
Purdue FW by 30by 20by 10Evenby 10by 20E Illinois by 30Model: Purdue FW by 1.4Purdue FW by 30by 10by 10E Illinois by 30Model: Purdue FW by 1.4

Half of games like thisFour in five

Calls of 50–60% have been right 55.4% of the time in 16,654 past games, and the typical miss on the margin is 8.8 points. After the final, the result is pinned to this strip. As of 2:23 AM ET on November 13, 2026. Updated three times a day until tip-off.

Players to watch

our projection, not a sportsbook's
PlayerPtsRebAstLast gamesChance of
Purdue FW
Isaac Jr.F · 22 min11.25.50.810+ 57%
Craig Jr.G · 28 min11.03.42.710+ 55%
WilliamsonG · 26 min8.22.82.710+ 35%
Thompson IIIG · 18 min6.41.71.05+ 60%
E Illinois
BurtonF · 21 min11.43.31.110+ 58%
WelchF · 22 min10.23.41.110+ 50%
VogelC · 17 min8.55.60.910+ 37%
NtambweF · 20 min7.64.10.85+ 69%

Bars: points in the player's latest games this season. Blue line: tonight's projection. Every regular's line

Play-by-play

    Team numbers

    Form

    Each team's last five before this game

    Purdue FW 1-2LWL

    1. Nov 12L 59-81vs W MichiganDidn't cover +2.5 · Under 153.5
    2. Nov 7W 103-65vs Albion
    3. Nov 3L 71-78at Duquesne
    Last 3
    1–2, scoring 77.7 and allowing 74.7
    Against the spread, this season
    0–1
    Totals, this season
    0 over, 1 under

    E Illinois 1-3LLLW

    1. Nov 11W 102-44vs Blackburn
    2. Nov 9L 70-94at Notre DameCovered +28.5 · Over 139.5
    3. Nov 6L 47-91at IowaDidn't cover +34.5 · Over 135.5
    4. Nov 2L 57-91at Indiana
    Last 4
    1–3, scoring 69.0 and allowing 80.0
    Against the spread, this season
    1–1
    Totals, this season
    2 over, 0 under

    The spread and the total are the lines logged with each prediction. Form is what happened; the ratings above already count recent games more.

    Offense against defense

    Adjusted for opponents · rank of 365
    Purdue FWE Illinois
    Points scored per 100 possessions99.2 287th95.8 327th
    Points allowed per 100111.5 278th112.0 288th
    Possessions a game71.1 143rd70.1 261st
    Shooting (effective field-goal %)49.2% 276th50.8% 157th
    Opponents' shooting53.1% 333rd55.0% 359th
    Turnovers, share of possessions18.3% 209th21.2% 360th
    Offensive rebounds, share of misses28.3% 344th29.5% 308th
    Free throws per shot0.25 216th0.27 122nd

    The widest gap: Purdue FW's defense (278th) against E Illinois's offense (327th), of 365 teams.

    First half

    Projected from the full-game numbers

    Ahead at halftime

    Projected halftime score
    Purdue FW 34, E Illinois 34
    First-half margin
    Purdue FW by 0.8
    First-half points, both teams
    67.9
    Projected second half
    Purdue FW 39, E Illinois 38
    Second-half points, both teams
    76.9
    Tied at the half
    4%
    Purdue FW, first halves so far
    Led 2 of 3 · 41.7 scored, 32.3 allowed
    E Illinois, first halves so far
    Led 1 of 4 · 32.2 scored, 38.8 allowed

    Our own projection, not a sportsbook's first-half line. On 11,516 past games it had not seen, the halftime leader was right 67.2% of the time and the first-half total was off by 8.1 points on average. This season: 366 of 476 halftime leaders right. Scorecard

    Player projections

    Each player's projected line for this game

    Purdue FW

    PlayerMinPtsRebAst3s
    DeAndre Craig Jr.G2811.03.42.71.1
    10+ pts 55% · 4+ reb 43% · 3+ ast 49%
    Ashton WilliamsonG268.22.82.71.3
    10+ pts 35% · 3+ reb 50% · 3+ ast 49%
    EJ MosleyG235.81.61.30.8
    5+ pts 54% · 2+ reb 43% · 1+ threes 53%
    Anthony Isaac Jr.F2211.25.50.80.1
    10+ pts 57% · 6+ reb 45% · 2+ ast 19%
    Edir OrtizF215.93.90.90.8
    5+ pts 55% · 4+ reb 51% · 1+ threes 50%
    Carl Thompson IIIG186.41.71.00.9
    5+ pts 60% · 2+ reb 47% · 1+ threes 57%
    DeAndre LewisG164.51.90.80.6
    5+ pts 41% · 2+ reb 50% · 1+ threes 44%
    Chris MorganG163.31.21.40.6
    5+ pts 28% · 2+ ast 40% · 1+ threes 45%

    E Illinois

    PlayerMinPtsRebAst3s
    Gavin WelchF2210.23.41.11.8
    10+ pts 50% · 4+ reb 42% · 2+ threes 49%
    Jaden MillerG215.12.23.00.5
    5+ pts 47% · 2+ reb 60% · 3+ ast 56%
    Demar BurtonF2111.43.31.10.4
    51% to play · 10+ pts 58% · 4+ reb 41% · 1+ threes 31%
    Daniel NtambweF207.64.10.80.4
    5+ pts 69% · 4+ reb 54% · 1+ threes 35%
    Jayden WrightG205.92.62.50.8
    5+ pts 55% · 3+ reb 45% · 1+ threes 50%
    Markus BlackwellG185.41.91.40.8
    5+ pts 50% · 2+ reb 52% · 1+ threes 51%
    Devin DavenportG176.02.00.90.5
    5+ pts 56% · 2+ reb 53% · 1+ threes 38%
    Tanner VogelC178.55.60.90.4
    10+ pts 37% · 6+ reb 47% · 1+ threes 34%

    Missed the last game: Demar Burton (22 min a game).

    Our own projections from each player's minutes and production, this opponent and the game's pace: not a sportsbook's lines. Under each name, the round numbers the player is about as likely as not to reach. How they have done

    Why the model sees it this way

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