I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Drake Bulldogs
88 – 81 2OT
FINAL Conference
Northern Iowa Panthers
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · February 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -7.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money DRKE -350 / UNI +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +7 169 Won
Massey DRKE -10.2 (-3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 133.9 (+35.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -10.3 (-3.3) 140.7 (+28.3) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -9.2 (-2.2) 138.0 (+31.0) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -10.3 (-3.3) 140.1 (+28.9) 84% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -10.4 (-3.4) 142.7 (+26.3) 84% ✓

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 1, 2026 UNI 75 – 53 DRKE
Feb 15, 2026 UNI 86 – 62 DRKE
Feb 23, 2025 DRKE 64 – 58 UNI
Jan 30, 2025 DRKE 66 – 52 UNI
Feb 24, 2024 UNI 91 – 77 DRKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE UNI
Overall 27-8 14-18
Conference 15-5 9-11
Home 14-1 8-8
Away 6-6 4-7
Neutral 7-1 2-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 69.0
Avg Pts Against 64.4 70.6
Massey 6.0 (#86) -0.7 (#177)
Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#82) -0.14 (#187)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#77) -0.07 (#179)
RPI 0.564 (#70) 0.498 (#178)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE UNI
FG% 45.5% 45.1%
3PT% 35.2% 34.2%
REB / G 34.9 33.0
OREB / G 8.1 8.0
AST / TO 1.16 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 51.5%
TOV% 16.6% 18.3%
ORB% 24.6% 24.2%
FT Rate 22.0% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 19.8%
DRB% 76.5% 77.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 17.4%

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