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Valparaiso Beacons
74 71
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VAL -2.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money VAL -148 / DRKE +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual VAL +3 145 Won
Massey VAL -4.5 (-1.5)
Massey Totals 146.4 (-1.4)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 82%
Efficiency Plus ML VAL -3.7 (-0.7) 143.0 (+2.0) 69%
Baseline Tuned ML VAL -5.1 (-2.1) 143.9 (+1.1) 72%
Baseline ML VAL -5.3 (-2.3) 145.5 (-0.5) 75%
Baseline Plus ML VAL -5.7 (-2.7) 144.8 (+0.2) 77%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 10, 2026 VAL 8176 DRKE
Jan 23, 2025 DRKE 8171 VAL
Dec 6, 2024 DRKE 6660 VAL
Feb 1, 2024 DRKE 8170 VAL
Nov 30, 2023 DRKE 8365 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL DRKE
Overall 18-15 14-20
Conference 11-9 6-14
Home 13-4 6-11
Away 4-10 4-7
Neutral 1-1 4-2
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 73.9
Avg Pts Against 71.9 76.3
Massey 0.5 (#156) -1.1 (#183)
Bradley-Terry 0.18 (#152) -0.71 (#236)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#150) -0.72 (#227)
RPI 0.489 (#210) 0.465 (#251)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL DRKE
FG% 41.4% 43.8%
3PT% 33.0% 34.6%
REB / G 36.4 35.1
OREB / G 12.1 9.5
AST / TO 1.06 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 51.5%
TOV% 15.7% 14.7%
ORB% 32.9% 26.3%
FT Rate 27.3% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 14.7%
DRB% 69.5% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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