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Illinois State Redbirds
88 – 89 OT
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · CEFCU Arena · January 27, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -3.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILST win
Actual DRKE +1 177 Lost
Massey DRKE -2.7 (+1.7) — —
Massey Totals — 155.7 (+21.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 33% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -3.2 (+2.2) 147.5 (+29.5) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -1.7 (+0.7) 150.5 (+26.5) 41% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -2.3 (+1.3) 151.6 (+25.4) 36% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -2.1 (+1.1) 151.0 (+26.0) 35% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 7, 2026 ILST 86 – 76 DRKE
Dec 30, 2025 ILST 73 – 56 DRKE
Feb 13, 2025 DRKE 84 – 77 ILST
Jan 16, 2025 DRKE 66 – 62 ILST
Jan 18, 2024 DRKE 77 – 56 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILST DRKE
Overall 13-20 25-11
Conference 5-13 13-5
Home 11-6 14-3
Away 1-11 8-2
Neutral 1-3 3-6
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.7 73.3
Avg Pts Against 75.2 67.0
Massey -0.1 (#164) 6.1 (#89)
Bradley-Terry -0.65 (#235) 0.63 (#124)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.63 (#221) 0.62 (#129)
RPI 0.463 (#234) 0.523 (#130)
Shooting & Four Factors ILST DRKE
FG% 46.1% 45.3%
3PT% 37.9% 34.6%
REB / G 35.2 34.6
OREB / G 10.3 10.6
AST / TO 0.91 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 51.9%
TOV% 18.8% 16.8%
ORB% 29.9% 31.2%
FT Rate 24.5% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 19.2%
DRB% 67.6% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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