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Valparaiso Beacons
60 66
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · December 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -9.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money VAL +400 / DRKE -600
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual DRKE +6 126 Lost
Massey DRKE -8.8 (+2.8)
Massey Totals 138.2 (-12.2)
Bradley-Terry 2%
Weighted B-T 0%
Efficiency Plus ML DRKE -8.8 (+2.8) 131.1 (-5.1) 17%
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -7.8 (+1.8) 135.9 (-9.9) 24%
Baseline ML DRKE -6.9 (+0.9) 136.1 (-10.1) 24%
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -6.8 (+0.8) 131.0 (-5.0) 25%

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 26, 2026 VAL 7471 DRKE
Feb 10, 2026 VAL 8176 DRKE
Jan 23, 2025 DRKE 8171 VAL
Feb 1, 2024 DRKE 8170 VAL
Nov 30, 2023 DRKE 8365 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL DRKE
Overall 15-19 31-4
Conference 6-14 17-3
Home 10-7 14-2
Away 3-10 9-1
Neutral 2-2 8-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 68.5
Avg Pts Against 75.3 60.2
Massey -5.2 (#259) 8.6 (#68)
Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#271) 3.55 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.78 (#276) 5.61 (#6)
RPI 0.430 (#287) 0.667 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL DRKE
FG% 40.0% 46.5%
3PT% 28.0% 33.3%
REB / G 35.3 32.8
OREB / G 12.2 11.5
AST / TO 1.25 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.1% 53.3%
TOV% 13.8% 22.7%
ORB% 31.3% 39.4%
FT Rate 33.3% 35.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.1% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 23.3%
DRB% 72.0% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 30.3%

Game Analysis

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