And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -7.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money INST +280 / DRKE -360
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual DRKE +18 124 Lost
Massey DRKE -7.3 (-10.7) — —
Massey Totals — 147.7 (-23.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 12% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -8.2 (-9.8) 137.5 (-13.5) 17% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -7.1 (-10.9) 135.5 (-11.5) 19% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -8.2 (-9.8) 140.3 (-16.3) 22% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -7.8 (-10.2) 140.8 (-16.8) 18% ✓

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 24, 2026 DRKE 76 – 62 INST
Jan 4, 2026 DRKE 74 – 72 INST
Feb 8, 2025 DRKE 85 – 81 INST
Mar 10, 2024 DRKE 84 – 80 INST
Feb 3, 2024 INST 75 – 67 DRKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings INST DRKE
Overall 14-18 31-4
Conference 8-12 17-3
Home 8-6 14-2
Away 4-9 9-1
Neutral 2-3 8-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.0 68.5
Avg Pts Against 81.5 60.2
Massey -4.1 (#233) 6.9 (#81)
Bradley-Terry -0.40 (#206) 2.26 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#207) 2.63 (#46)
RPI 0.469 (#228) 0.598 (#38)
Shooting & Four Factors INST DRKE
FG% 46.5% 47.0%
3PT% 34.9% 33.0%
REB / G 35.3 30.9
OREB / G 9.0 10.8
AST / TO 1.01 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 53.3%
TOV% 20.7% 19.5%
ORB% 26.1% 37.7%
FT Rate 27.3% 29.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.1% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 22.3%
DRB% 72.3% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.7% 27.6%

Game Analysis

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