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Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -2.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money UNI +105 / DRKE -133
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual UNI +14 168 Won
Massey DRKE -4.5 (+18.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (+20.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 26% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -2.6 (+16.6) 147.9 (+20.1) 40% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -4.0 (+18.0) 144.1 (+23.9) 36% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -2.1 (+16.1) 146.7 (+21.3) 39% ✗
Baseline ML DRKE -1.9 (+15.9) 148.9 (+19.1) 42% ✗

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 1, 2026 UNI 75 – 53 DRKE
Feb 15, 2026 UNI 86 – 62 DRKE
Feb 23, 2025 DRKE 64 – 58 UNI
Jan 30, 2025 DRKE 66 – 52 UNI
Jan 27, 2024 DRKE 77 – 63 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI DRKE
Overall 19-14 28-7
Conference 12-8 16-4
Home 11-3 16-0
Away 6-8 6-5
Neutral 2-3 6-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 79.7
Avg Pts Against 71.8 70.5
Massey 3.1 (#124) 10.8 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#120) 2.11 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#124) 2.53 (#35)
RPI 0.541 (#107) 0.615 (#16)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI DRKE
FG% 45.5% 48.6%
3PT% 34.3% 36.4%
REB / G 32.9 34.6
OREB / G 7.9 7.9
AST / TO 1.16 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 55.9%
TOV% 15.6% 14.1%
ORB% 23.7% 24.6%
FT Rate 26.0% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 17.8%
DRB% 77.0% 77.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 21.0%

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