Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Drake Bulldogs
72 – 67
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -1.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money DRKE -138 / BRAD +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +5 139 Won
Massey DRKE -1.4 (+3.6) — —
Massey Totals — 149.2 (-10.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -1.2 (+3.8) 144.7 (-5.7) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -0.7 (+4.3) 141.8 (-2.8) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -1.1 (+3.9) 145.2 (-6.2) 54% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -1.1 (+3.9) 145.2 (-6.2) 58% ✓

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 31, 2026 BRAD 87 – 73 DRKE
Jan 8, 2026 BRAD 93 – 66 DRKE
Mar 9, 2025 DRKE 63 – 48 BRAD
Feb 16, 2025 BRAD 61 – 59 DRKE
Jan 9, 2025 DRKE 64 – 57 BRAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE BRAD
Overall 28-7 23-12
Conference 16-4 13-7
Home 16-0 14-3
Away 6-5 6-7
Neutral 6-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 74.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 67.7
Massey 10.1 (#50) 8.7 (#65)
Bradley-Terry 2.00 (#36) 1.31 (#78)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.35 (#41) 1.57 (#82)
RPI 0.612 (#14) 0.586 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE BRAD
FG% 48.1% 47.7%
3PT% 35.7% 37.3%
REB / G 34.6 34.3
OREB / G 8.0 9.3
AST / TO 1.63 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 55.5%
TOV% 13.9% 18.1%
ORB% 24.4% 29.0%
FT Rate 24.5% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 18.7%
DRB% 77.1% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 25.4%

Game Analysis

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