Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
UIC Flames
71 – 76 OT
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · January 11, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -11.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money UIC +550 / DRKE -600
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual DRKE +5 147 Lost
Massey DRKE -5.8 (+0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 132.9 (+14.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -7.0 (+2.0) 137.2 (+9.8) 27% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -7.0 (+2.0) 134.2 (+12.8) 26% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -6.6 (+1.6) 134.8 (+12.2) 25% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -7.6 (+2.6) 134.6 (+12.4) 24% ✓

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 7, 2026 UIC 72 – 51 DRKE
Feb 13, 2026 UIC 80 – 70 DRKE
Jan 17, 2026 UIC 74 – 67 DRKE
Feb 20, 2025 DRKE 74 – 57 UIC
Jan 1, 2025 UIC 74 – 70 DRKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC DRKE
Overall 12-20 27-8
Conference 4-16 15-5
Home 7-8 14-1
Away 3-11 6-6
Neutral 2-1 7-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 66.7 73.3
Avg Pts Against 72.4 64.4
Massey -6.3 (#284) 3.6 (#113)
Bradley-Terry -0.61 (#235) 1.04 (#81)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.92 (#240) 1.30 (#87)
RPI 0.474 (#220) 0.565 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC DRKE
FG% 40.8% 43.6%
3PT% 32.2% 33.1%
REB / G 31.3 34.9
OREB / G 7.9 8.1
AST / TO 0.90 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 49.8%
TOV% 19.4% 16.7%
ORB% 21.7% 23.9%
FT Rate 24.8% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 21.3% 18.9%
DRB% 67.4% 76.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 21.0%

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