That man could give a fuck about the grin on your face as you walk by randy as a goat. "Never Say Never" - Romeo Void
Drake Bulldogs
84 – 69
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · February 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -10.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money DRKE -600 / BEL +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +15 153 Won
Massey DRKE -12.4 (+2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 157.9 (-4.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -12.2 (+2.8) 158.0 (-5.0) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -11.0 (+4.0) 154.8 (-1.8) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -11.7 (+3.3) 156.1 (-3.1) 87% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -11.3 (+3.7) 158.0 (-5.0) 86% ✓

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 6, 2026 DRKE 100 – 79 BEL
Feb 4, 2026 BEL 103 – 90 DRKE
Jan 10, 2026 BEL 78 – 76 DRKE
Mar 8, 2025 DRKE 57 – 50 BEL
Dec 29, 2024 DRKE 65 – 46 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE BEL
Overall 28-7 20-13
Conference 16-4 12-8
Home 16-0 12-2
Away 6-5 6-9
Neutral 6-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 77.4
Avg Pts Against 70.5 76.1
Massey 10.8 (#47) 1.7 (#142)
Bradley-Terry 2.09 (#34) 0.71 (#120)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.49 (#35) 0.89 (#119)
RPI 0.615 (#15) 0.550 (#90)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE BEL
FG% 48.4% 47.3%
3PT% 36.0% 37.4%
REB / G 34.7 33.1
OREB / G 8.0 6.9
AST / TO 1.60 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 54.9%
TOV% 14.2% 17.3%
ORB% 24.8% 21.2%
FT Rate 23.5% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 16.9%
DRB% 77.7% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 19.4%

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