And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Drake Bulldogs
79 – 58
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Evansville Purple Aces
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -13.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money DRKE -1400 / EVAN +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +21 137 Won
Massey DRKE -12.8 (+8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 151.1 (-14.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -10.8 (+10.2) 147.4 (-10.4) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -12.6 (+8.4) 146.4 (-9.4) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -10.8 (+10.2) 148.6 (-11.6) 84% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -11.3 (+9.7) 147.8 (-10.8) 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 29, 2026 DRKE 82 – 78 EVAN
Dec 21, 2025 DRKE 66 – 65 EVAN
Feb 27, 2025 DRKE 65 – 61 EVAN
Jan 11, 2025 DRKE 63 – 40 EVAN
Feb 14, 2024 DRKE 78 – 75 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE EVAN
Overall 28-7 17-18
Conference 16-4 6-14
Home 16-0 10-5
Away 6-5 4-11
Neutral 6-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 69.6
Avg Pts Against 70.5 74.0
Massey 10.1 (#50) -2.7 (#209)
Bradley-Terry 2.00 (#36) 0.04 (#163)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.35 (#41) -0.08 (#175)
RPI 0.612 (#14) 0.499 (#178)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE EVAN
FG% 48.1% 44.2%
3PT% 35.7% 33.9%
REB / G 34.6 33.1
OREB / G 8.0 7.5
AST / TO 1.63 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 50.2%
TOV% 13.9% 16.3%
ORB% 24.4% 22.0%
FT Rate 24.5% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 17.1%
DRB% 77.1% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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