I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Southern Illinois Salukis
63 – 67
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money SIU -230 / DRKE +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual DRKE +4 130 Lost
Massey SIU -5.5 (-9.5) — —
Massey Totals — 146.9 (-16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIU -4.6 (-8.6) 139.0 (-9.0) 73% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -2.5 (-6.5) 138.6 (-8.6) 65% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -5.3 (-9.3) 136.3 (-6.3) 70% ✗
Baseline ML SIU -5.3 (-9.3) 136.2 (-6.2) 73% ✗

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 19, 2026 SIU 66 – 61 DRKE
Jan 15, 2026 DRKE 76 – 73 SIU
Mar 7, 2025 DRKE 70 – 53 SIU
Feb 1, 2025 DRKE 75 – 65 SIU
Feb 8, 2024 DRKE 92 – 88 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU DRKE
Overall 16-16 14-20
Conference 10-10 6-14
Home 8-6 6-11
Away 7-8 4-7
Neutral 1-2 4-2
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 73.9
Avg Pts Against 70.5 76.3
Massey 3.8 (#110) -1.6 (#190)
Bradley-Terry 0.04 (#162) -0.81 (#243)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.02 (#165) -0.85 (#234)
RPI 0.510 (#160) 0.459 (#261)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU DRKE
FG% 45.3% 43.5%
3PT% 28.4% 34.2%
REB / G 37.5 35.2
OREB / G 10.9 9.7
AST / TO 1.10 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 51.2%
TOV% 17.1% 15.1%
ORB% 30.2% 26.9%
FT Rate 22.0% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 14.6%
DRB% 72.6% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 22.7%

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