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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -3.5 (-10.5) 128.3 (-7.3) 57% ✗
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% ✗

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 87 – 73 DRKE
Jan 8, 2026 BRAD 93 – 66 DRKE
Mar 9, 2025 DRKE 63 – 48 BRAD
Feb 16, 2025 BRAD 61 – 59 DRKE
Mar 9, 2024 DRKE 72 – 67 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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