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Drake Bulldogs
95 – 72
FINAL Conference
Murray State Racers
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · February 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -9.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money DRKE -500 / MUR +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +23 167 Won
Massey DRKE -11.1 (+11.9) — —
Massey Totals — 143.6 (+23.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -10.4 (+12.6) 141.6 (+25.4) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -10.8 (+12.2) 139.6 (+27.4) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -10.8 (+12.2) 141.4 (+25.6) 84% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -9.9 (+13.1) 142.2 (+24.8) 85% ✓

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 22, 2026 DRKE 101 – 90 MUR
Dec 19, 2025 MUR 81 – 72 DRKE
Feb 5, 2025 DRKE 55 – 45 MUR
Jan 5, 2025 MUR 66 – 59 DRKE
Mar 4, 2023 DRKE 74 – 62 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE MUR
Overall 28-7 12-20
Conference 16-4 9-11
Home 16-0 8-8
Away 6-5 4-9
Neutral 6-2 0-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 79.7 69.1
Avg Pts Against 70.5 70.3
Massey 10.3 (#52) 2.5 (#131)
Bradley-Terry 2.09 (#35) -0.16 (#185)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.48 (#39) 0.28 (#153)
RPI 0.616 (#17) 0.502 (#169)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE MUR
FG% 48.0% 44.5%
3PT% 35.0% 32.0%
REB / G 35.0 32.7
OREB / G 8.1 9.0
AST / TO 1.57 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 50.4%
TOV% 14.3% 13.9%
ORB% 24.8% 26.0%
FT Rate 23.7% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.5%
DRB% 77.8% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 19.6%

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