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Drake Bulldogs
81 – 70
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · February 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -19.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money DRKE -8000 / VAL +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +11 151 Won
Massey DRKE -20.4 (-9.4) — —
Massey Totals — 144.0 (+7.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -18.8 (-7.8) 145.1 (+5.9) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -18.3 (-7.3) 144.9 (+6.1) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -16.7 (-5.7) 144.2 (+6.8) 90% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -18.7 (-7.7) 143.9 (+7.1) 90% ✓

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 74 – 71 DRKE
Feb 10, 2026 VAL 81 – 76 DRKE
Jan 23, 2025 DRKE 81 – 71 VAL
Dec 6, 2024 DRKE 66 – 60 VAL
Nov 30, 2023 DRKE 83 – 65 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE VAL
Overall 28-7 7-25
Conference 16-4 3-17
Home 16-0 6-11
Away 6-5 1-13
Neutral 6-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 66.5
Avg Pts Against 70.5 76.0
Massey 10.7 (#45) -6.1 (#278)
Bradley-Terry 1.86 (#44) -1.29 (#293)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.33 (#45) -1.19 (#267)
RPI 0.606 (#26) 0.445 (#279)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE VAL
FG% 48.3% 40.2%
3PT% 34.6% 31.9%
REB / G 34.5 34.3
OREB / G 8.3 10.2
AST / TO 1.69 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 45.9%
TOV% 13.8% 16.7%
ORB% 25.6% 27.3%
FT Rate 22.1% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 17.1%
DRB% 76.9% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 20.3%

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