He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Northern Iowa Panthers
74 – 82 OT
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · January 22, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -3.5 Away covered
O/U 142.0 Over
Money UNI -160 / DRKE +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual DRKE +8 156 Lost
Massey UNI -3.1 (-11.1) — —
Massey Totals — 145.4 (+10.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 58% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNI -1.3 (-9.3) 144.2 (+11.8) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -3.5 (-11.5) 146.4 (+9.6) 67% ✗
Baseline ML UNI -3.6 (-11.6) 147.9 (+8.1) 66% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNI -3.3 (-11.3) 146.0 (+10.0) 65% ✗

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 1, 2026 UNI 75 – 53 DRKE
Feb 15, 2026 UNI 86 – 62 DRKE
Feb 23, 2025 DRKE 64 – 58 UNI
Jan 30, 2025 DRKE 66 – 52 UNI
Feb 24, 2024 UNI 91 – 77 DRKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI DRKE
Overall 20-12 25-11
Conference 14-4 13-5
Home 10-4 14-3
Away 9-5 8-2
Neutral 1-3 3-6
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 73.3
Avg Pts Against 71.5 67.0
Massey 5.0 (#99) 5.4 (#97)
Bradley-Terry 0.13 (#164) 0.39 (#145)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.19 (#159) 0.27 (#152)
RPI 0.516 (#139) 0.512 (#149)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI DRKE
FG% 45.3% 45.4%
3PT% 34.5% 35.4%
REB / G 33.6 34.2
OREB / G 6.7 10.5
AST / TO 1.01 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 52.0%
TOV% 16.5% 16.8%
ORB% 20.6% 31.2%
FT Rate 25.7% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.2% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 19.3%
DRB% 82.9% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 16.4% 23.1%

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