What have I done? "Police On My Back" - The Clash
Drake Bulldogs
92 – 88 OT
FINAL Conference
Southern Illinois Salukis
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · February 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -9.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money DRKE -600 / SIU +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +4 180 Won
Massey DRKE -8.9 (-4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 140.2 (+39.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -8.2 (-4.2) 139.6 (+40.4) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -8.1 (-4.1) 137.9 (+42.1) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -9.6 (-5.6) 139.1 (+40.9) 82% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -8.0 (-4.0) 141.4 (+38.6) 81% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 5, 2026 DRKE 67 – 63 SIU
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE SIU
Overall 28-7 19-13
Conference 16-4 11-9
Home 16-0 13-5
Away 6-5 5-6
Neutral 6-2 1-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 79.7 72.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 68.6
Massey 10.4 (#49) 4.9 (#104)
Bradley-Terry 1.84 (#46) 0.43 (#136)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.30 (#46) 0.97 (#114)
RPI 0.603 (#29) 0.513 (#150)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE SIU
FG% 47.5% 46.0%
3PT% 34.5% 36.6%
REB / G 35.2 32.7
OREB / G 8.3 8.1
AST / TO 1.66 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 53.7%
TOV% 13.7% 17.8%
ORB% 25.0% 26.7%
FT Rate 22.6% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 16.5%
DRB% 78.3% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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