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Drake Bulldogs
86 – 61
FINAL Conference
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · January 15, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -2.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money DRKE -125 / BRAD +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +25 147 Won
Massey BRAD -2.0 (+27.0) — —
Massey Totals — 124.9 (+22.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -0.7 (+25.7) 128.6 (+18.4) 47% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -0.4 (+25.4) 128.4 (+18.6) 51% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -1.3 (+26.3) 130.1 (+16.9) 47% ✗
Baseline ML BRAD -1.4 (+26.4) 130.9 (+16.1) 38% ✗

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 27-8 25-10
Conference 15-5 16-4
Home 14-1 15-1
Away 6-6 8-6
Neutral 7-1 2-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.3 70.0
Avg Pts Against 64.4 62.8
Massey 3.2 (#122) 9.1 (#54)
Bradley-Terry 1.10 (#81) 0.84 (#103)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.33 (#87) 0.96 (#106)
RPI 0.569 (#67) 0.542 (#105)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE BRAD
FG% 43.9% 45.7%
3PT% 33.3% 36.1%
REB / G 35.0 36.0
OREB / G 8.2 9.6
AST / TO 1.06 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 53.3%
TOV% 17.1% 19.7%
ORB% 24.3% 29.2%
FT Rate 23.2% 16.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 44.2%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 21.1%
DRB% 77.0% 76.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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