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IPFW vs Albion result

HomeIPFW1–2, 9th in Horizon LeagueAwayAlbion
103–65Final
61%39%
Win probability

Our pick

Pick landed
IPFW to win

Prediction updated

Predicted score
94–91
Margin
+3
Result
103–65

Our lines

Point spread
−3.5IPFW to cover · 50%
Total points
184.5Over · 51% · projected 184.9
Fair odds
1.63IPFW · Albion 2.58

Who will win IPFW vs Albion?

IPFW are the pick at 61% to beat Albion at home, with the model projecting a 94–91 final.

IPFW carry a 61% win probability into this home game, which makes them a clear but not overwhelming favourite against Albion. The projection of a 94–91 final points to a high-scoring, closely fought contest rather than a comfortable home win. Most of the edge for IPFW comes from playing at home, since the model's confidence is moderate rather than emphatic.

Form is thin on both sides, and the little evidence available favours neither team strongly. IPFW have won 0 of their last 1, scoring 71.0 and allowing 78.0 points a game over that stretch, a sample too small to establish a trend but one that shows them below their projected output. Albion have no games on record this season yet, so there is no current form to weigh against IPFW's single result.

With so little recent data, the ratings and the head-to-head picture carry less weight than usual, and the home designation does much of the work in separating the teams. The market implied by the model still lands on IPFW as the winner, though the 61% figure leaves real room for Albion. The projected margin of a few points suggests the game should stay competitive into the closing stretch.

The projected 94–91 scoreline sits just under our 184.5 total, with 184.9 points projected, so the total is close to a coin-flip in the model's view. On the spread, IPFW -3.5 is the line, and a three-point projected margin means the favourite would not cover if the projection holds exactly. That makes IPFW to win at 61% a stronger position than backing them against the number.

IPFW to win at 61%, with a projected score of 94–91.

Markets

MarketSelectionModelMarketFinalFair odds
Winner (incl. overtime)IPFW61%–61%1.63
Winner (incl. overtime)Albion39%–39%2.58
Point spreadIPFW -3.550%–50%2.00
Point spreadAlbion +3.550%–50%2.00
Total pointsOver 184.551%–51%1.96
Total pointsUnder 184.549%–49%2.05

Probabilities come from a rating model fitted on this season's results; when bookmakers price the game they are blended with the market consensus.

Tale of the tape

IPFWBefore tip-offAlbion
  • 0–1Season record0–0
  • 0–1Last 10 games0–0
  • 71.0Points per game–
  • 78.0Points allowed per game–
  • −7.0Average margin–
  • 1Games in the last 7 days0

Quarter by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4
IPFW0.00.0–0.0+1.037.0–36.00.00.0–0.0−8.034.0–42.0
Albion––––

Average margin per period over each team's last 10 games in this competition, with scored–allowed underneath.

Recent form

IPFW

0–1

1–2, 9th in Horizon League

Albion

Head to head

No recent meetings on record.

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