I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Indiana State Sycamores
80 – 84
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread INST -2.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money INST -163 / DRKE +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual DRKE +4 164 Lost
Massey INST -2.1 (-6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 160.5 (+3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✗
Baseline Plus ML INST -1.0 (-5.0) 156.7 (+7.3) 59% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -1.3 (-5.3) 155.5 (+8.5) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML INST -2.1 (-6.1) 156.3 (+7.7) 59% ✗
Baseline ML INST -1.9 (-5.9) 155.6 (+8.4) 57% ✗

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 24, 2026 DRKE 76 – 62 INST
Jan 4, 2026 DRKE 74 – 72 INST
Feb 8, 2025 DRKE 85 – 81 INST
Jan 18, 2025 DRKE 71 – 53 INST
Feb 3, 2024 INST 75 – 67 DRKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST DRKE
Overall 32-7 28-7
Conference 17-3 16-4
Home 16-1 16-0
Away 9-4 6-5
Neutral 7-2 6-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.7 79.7
Avg Pts Against 73.5 70.5
Massey 12.7 (#35) 10.5 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 2.31 (#24) 2.11 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.61 (#29) 2.45 (#37)
RPI 0.587 (#39) 0.616 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors INST DRKE
FG% 50.3% 47.6%
3PT% 38.6% 35.9%
REB / G 35.8 34.7
OREB / G 7.1 8.1
AST / TO 1.47 1.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.9% 54.7%
TOV% 16.6% 13.7%
ORB% 23.5% 24.5%
FT Rate 26.3% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 17.5%
DRB% 76.6% 77.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 21.9%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.