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Southern Illinois Salukis
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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%
Efficiency Plus ML SIU -3.9 (-7.9) 138.1 (-8.1) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -6.3 (-10.3) 135.4 (-5.4) 74%
Baseline ML SIU -6.1 (-10.1) 135.7 (-5.7) 76%
Baseline Plus ML SIU -5.2 (-9.2) 138.2 (-8.2) 76%

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 6661 DRKE
Jan 15, 2026 DRKE 7673 SIU
Mar 7, 2025 DRKE 7053 SIU
Feb 1, 2025 DRKE 7565 SIU
Feb 8, 2024 DRKE 9288 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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