Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · January 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 126.5 Under
Money SIU -115 / DRKE -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual SIU +4 102 Won
Massey SIU -5.6 (-1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 120.8 (-18.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SIU -4.0 (-0.0) 128.3 (-26.3) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SIU -3.0 (+1.0) 128.8 (-26.8) 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -4.5 (-0.5) 127.8 (-25.8) 70% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -4.6 (-0.6) 128.1 (-26.1) 70% ✓

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 5, 2026 DRKE 67 – 63 SIU
Feb 19, 2026 SIU 66 – 61 DRKE
Jan 15, 2026 DRKE 76 – 73 SIU
Mar 7, 2025 DRKE 70 – 53 SIU
Feb 1, 2025 DRKE 75 – 65 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU DRKE
Overall 23-10 27-8
Conference 14-6 15-5
Home 13-2 14-1
Away 8-6 6-6
Neutral 2-2 7-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.0 73.3
Avg Pts Against 61.7 64.4
Massey 4.0 (#106) 2.6 (#127)
Bradley-Terry 1.08 (#85) 1.03 (#90)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.81 (#111) 1.29 (#94)
RPI 0.542 (#101) 0.557 (#78)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU DRKE
FG% 45.4% 43.9%
3PT% 31.5% 32.2%
REB / G 32.4 34.4
OREB / G 6.6 7.9
AST / TO 1.02 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 49.9%
TOV% 20.6% 16.4%
ORB% 21.7% 23.3%
FT Rate 21.3% 23.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 19.5%
DRB% 73.2% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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