I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Drake Bulldogs
78 – 76 OT
FINAL Conference
Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · January 31, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -18.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money DRKE -2500 / ILST +1800
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +2 154 Won
Massey DRKE -24.0 (-22.0) — —
Massey Totals — 144.9 (+9.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -19.3 (-17.3) 144.1 (+9.9) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -18.6 (-16.6) 142.2 (+11.8) 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -19.8 (-17.8) 143.2 (+10.8) 91% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -20.4 (-18.4) 143.0 (+11.0) 91% ✓

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 DRKE ILST
Overall 26-5 7-18
Conference 15-3 4-14
Home 14-1 3-8
Away 9-2 3-9
Neutral 3-2 1-1
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 74.7 67.6
Avg Pts Against 64.8 73.4
Massey 15.2 (#14) -6.2 (#265)
Bradley-Terry 3.99 (#4) -1.44 (#283)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.12 (#5) -1.64 (#268)
RPI 0.585 (#45) 0.406 (#306)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE ILST
FG% 51.0% 43.8%
3PT% 41.5% 38.1%
REB / G 37.4 33.2
OREB / G 11.2 8.0
AST / TO 1.23 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 50.9%
TOV% 16.7% 18.9%
ORB% 34.6% 22.4%
FT Rate 17.6% 14.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.5% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 21.2% 17.1%
DRB% 76.7% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 20.2%

Game Analysis

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