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Valparaiso Beacons
77 – 80
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · February 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -12.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money VAL +800 / DRKE -1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual DRKE +3 157 Lost
Massey DRKE -17.0 (+14.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.7 (+18.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 1% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 0% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -13.5 (+10.5) 138.7 (+18.3) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -13.1 (+10.1) 138.0 (+19.0) 17% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -12.2 (+9.2) 140.2 (+16.8) 15% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -13.0 (+10.0) 141.5 (+15.5) 14% ✓

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 26, 2026 VAL 74 – 71 DRKE
Feb 10, 2026 VAL 81 – 76 DRKE
Jan 23, 2025 DRKE 81 – 71 VAL
Dec 6, 2024 DRKE 66 – 60 VAL
Feb 1, 2024 DRKE 81 – 70 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL DRKE
Overall 10-18 26-5
Conference 7-11 15-3
Home 6-6 14-1
Away 4-11 9-2
Neutral 0-1 3-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.3 74.7
Avg Pts Against 68.7 64.8
Massey -5.4 (#254) 14.2 (#21)
Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#261) 3.85 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.48 (#258) 4.88 (#4)
RPI 0.430 (#272) 0.575 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL DRKE
FG% 40.3% 50.4%
3PT% 28.2% 38.7%
REB / G 32.4 37.7
OREB / G 7.7 11.6
AST / TO 0.97 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.0% 56.5%
TOV% 18.2% 16.2%
ORB% 21.3% 34.9%
FT Rate 21.1% 17.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 45.1%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 21.4%
DRB% 72.8% 76.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 25.7%

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