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UIC Flames
74 – 70
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Credit Union 1 Arena · January 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -6.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money UIC +215 / DRKE -260
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIC win
Actual UIC +4 144 Won
Massey DRKE -4.9 (+8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 134.3 (+9.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 7% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 2% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -5.1 (+9.1) 130.5 (+13.5) 34% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -6.0 (+10.0) 130.8 (+13.2) 24% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -4.3 (+8.3) 131.4 (+12.6) 31% ✗
Baseline ML DRKE -4.1 (+8.1) 133.1 (+10.9) 42% ✗

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
Feb 29, 2024 DRKE 107 – 105 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIC DRKE
Overall 17-14 31-4
Conference 10-10 17-3
Home 9-5 14-2
Away 7-6 9-1
Neutral 1-3 8-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 68.5
Avg Pts Against 75.3 60.2
Massey -0.2 (#158) 8.9 (#65)
Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#122) 3.93 (#7)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#137) 5.49 (#6)
RPI 0.541 (#100) 0.649 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors UIC DRKE
FG% 43.6% 47.9%
3PT% 33.8% 33.0%
REB / G 39.4 31.8
OREB / G 12.9 10.5
AST / TO 1.00 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 54.2%
TOV% 20.6% 20.5%
ORB% 35.2% 37.0%
FT Rate 25.5% 32.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 22.6%
DRB% 73.0% 76.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 29.8%

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