And with the way you look I understand you're not impressed. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
Drake Bulldogs
59 – 66
FINAL Conference
Murray State Racers
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · January 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -9.5 Away covered
O/U 125.5 Under
Money DRKE -600 / MUR +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual MUR +7 125 Lost
Massey DRKE -10.8 (-17.8) — —
Massey Totals — 126.7 (-1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -10.5 (-17.5) 127.8 (-2.8) 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -11.2 (-18.2) 122.1 (+2.9) 82% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -9.1 (-16.1) 130.7 (-5.7) 81% ✗
Baseline ML DRKE -10.8 (-17.8) 130.9 (-5.9) 75% ✗

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 22, 2026 DRKE 101 – 90 MUR
Dec 19, 2025 MUR 81 – 72 DRKE
Feb 5, 2025 DRKE 55 – 45 MUR
Feb 18, 2024 DRKE 95 – 72 MUR
Mar 4, 2023 DRKE 74 – 62 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE MUR
Overall 31-4 16-17
Conference 17-3 9-11
Home 14-2 8-5
Away 9-1 5-8
Neutral 8-1 3-4
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 70.6
Avg Pts Against 60.2 70.2
Massey 7.7 (#76) 1.1 (#142)
Bradley-Terry 2.78 (#26) -0.35 (#204)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.67 (#27) -0.06 (#170)
RPI 0.624 (#26) 0.498 (#178)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE MUR
FG% 48.0% 44.2%
3PT% 32.9% 34.2%
REB / G 31.5 32.7
OREB / G 10.7 8.9
AST / TO 1.08 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.2% 50.8%
TOV% 20.4% 16.5%
ORB% 38.1% 26.4%
FT Rate 30.9% 32.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 17.7%
DRB% 75.7% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.4% 27.1%

Game Analysis

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