And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread INST -5.0 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money INST -210 / DRKE +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +8 142 Won
Massey INST -6.3 (+1.7) — —
Massey Totals — 160.2 (-18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -4.8 (+3.2) 155.6 (-13.6) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -5.0 (+3.0) 152.7 (-10.7) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -5.5 (+2.5) 155.6 (-13.6) 71% ✓
Baseline ML INST -5.8 (+2.2) 155.4 (-13.4) 72% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 DRKE 76 – 62 INST
Jan 4, 2026 DRKE 74 – 72 INST
Feb 8, 2025 DRKE 85 – 81 INST
Jan 18, 2025 DRKE 71 – 53 INST
Mar 10, 2024 DRKE 84 – 80 INST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST DRKE
Overall 32-7 28-7
Conference 17-3 16-4
Home 16-1 16-0
Away 9-4 6-5
Neutral 7-2 6-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.7 79.7
Avg Pts Against 73.5 70.5
Massey 13.2 (#26) 10.3 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 2.60 (#13) 1.90 (#44)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.94 (#21) 2.35 (#43)
RPI 0.608 (#27) 0.608 (#26)
Shooting & Four Factors INST DRKE
FG% 50.8% 47.9%
3PT% 40.7% 34.6%
REB / G 35.0 35.1
OREB / G 7.3 8.5
AST / TO 1.41 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 61.1% 54.9%
TOV% 17.1% 13.8%
ORB% 24.3% 25.9%
FT Rate 28.2% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 18.8%
DRB% 75.1% 77.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 20.8%

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