The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Drake Bulldogs
65 – 46
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · December 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -8.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money DRKE -500 / BEL +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +19 111 Won
Massey DRKE -10.1 (+8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 148.4 (-37.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -9.5 (+9.5) 140.5 (-29.5) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -10.3 (+8.7) 132.5 (-21.5) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -9.9 (+9.1) 140.3 (-29.3) 82% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -10.2 (+8.8) 139.7 (-28.7) 79% ✓

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 6, 2026 DRKE 100 – 79 BEL
Feb 4, 2026 BEL 103 – 90 DRKE
Jan 10, 2026 BEL 78 – 76 DRKE
Mar 8, 2025 DRKE 57 – 50 BEL
Feb 22, 2024 DRKE 84 – 69 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE BEL
Overall 31-4 22-11
Conference 17-3 13-7
Home 14-2 11-5
Away 9-1 9-4
Neutral 8-1 2-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 78.9
Avg Pts Against 60.2 76.8
Massey 7.7 (#76) 1.9 (#130)
Bradley-Terry 3.84 (#7) 1.07 (#88)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.47 (#5) 0.72 (#129)
RPI 0.636 (#19) 0.556 (#84)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE BEL
FG% 48.0% 48.0%
3PT% 33.1% 37.5%
REB / G 32.0 35.3
OREB / G 10.7 10.0
AST / TO 1.03 1.63
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 56.4%
TOV% 20.8% 15.3%
ORB% 37.4% 27.6%
FT Rate 34.1% 16.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 18.4%
DRB% 75.9% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 30.0% 19.4%

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