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Bradley Braves
57 64
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Carver Arena · January 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -1.5 Away covered
O/U 126.5 Under
Money BRAD -125 / DRKE +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual DRKE +7 121 Lost
Massey BRAD -3.8 (-10.8)
Massey Totals 129.1 (-8.1)
Bradley-Terry 72%
Weighted B-T 64%
Efficiency Plus ML BRAD -2.7 (-9.7) 127.3 (-6.3) 48%
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -3.6 (-10.6) 132.8 (-11.8) 68%
Baseline ML BRAD -3.9 (-10.9) 133.5 (-12.5) 60%
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -3.5 (-10.5) 128.3 (-7.3) 57%

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 8773 DRKE
Jan 8, 2026 BRAD 9366 DRKE
Mar 9, 2025 DRKE 6348 BRAD
Feb 16, 2025 BRAD 6159 DRKE
Mar 9, 2024 DRKE 7267 BRAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRAD DRKE
Overall 28-9 31-4
Conference 15-5 17-3
Home 14-4 14-2
Away 9-3 9-1
Neutral 5-2 8-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 68.5
Avg Pts Against 69.3 60.2
Massey 5.9 (#85) 6.2 (#82)
Bradley-Terry 1.99 (#55) 1.83 (#58)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.98 (#67) 2.27 (#61)
RPI 0.579 (#55) 0.585 (#50)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD DRKE
FG% 49.5% 47.4%
3PT% 43.1% 32.6%
REB / G 34.9 30.6
OREB / G 8.4 10.6
AST / TO 1.24 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.5% 53.5%
TOV% 18.1% 19.9%
ORB% 27.6% 37.1%
FT Rate 25.5% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 22.2%
DRB% 70.9% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 30.0%

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