Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · January 5, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -10.0 Home covered
O/U 137.0 Over
Money DRKE -600 / SIU +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +31 141 Won
Massey DRKE -18.0 (+13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 147.3 (-6.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -16.0 (+15.0) 146.4 (-5.4) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -15.3 (+15.7) 139.7 (+1.3) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -17.2 (+13.8) 143.7 (-2.7) 88% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -16.2 (+14.8) 145.4 (-4.4) 88% ✓

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 5, 2026 DRKE 67 – 63 SIU
Feb 19, 2026 SIU 66 – 61 DRKE
Jan 15, 2026 DRKE 76 – 73 SIU
Mar 7, 2025 DRKE 70 – 53 SIU
Feb 1, 2025 DRKE 75 – 65 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE SIU
Overall 26-5 12-14
Conference 15-3 5-13
Home 14-1 8-5
Away 9-2 3-8
Neutral 3-2 1-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 64.1
Avg Pts Against 64.8 68.4
Massey 14.3 (#22) -0.4 (#171)
Bradley-Terry 2.93 (#19) 0.62 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.78 (#24) 0.18 (#169)
RPI 0.568 (#79) 0.521 (#137)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE SIU
FG% 52.2% 47.2%
3PT% 42.2% 41.8%
REB / G 37.0 29.8
OREB / G 11.1 4.4
AST / TO 1.32 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.9% 54.6%
TOV% 17.1% 17.2%
ORB% 35.4% 14.9%
FT Rate 17.7% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.4% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 19.8%
DRB% 77.5% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 16.7%

Game Analysis

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