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Drake Bulldogs
81 71
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · January 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -13.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money DRKE -1200 / VAL +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +10 152 Won
Massey DRKE -13.4 (-3.4)
Massey Totals 129.9 (+22.1)
Bradley-Terry 97%
Weighted B-T 98%
Efficiency Plus ML DRKE -14.7 (-4.7) 125.9 (+26.1) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -11.8 (-1.8) 130.5 (+21.5) 87%
Baseline ML DRKE -12.9 (-2.9) 130.5 (+21.5) 85%
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -12.5 (-2.5) 128.4 (+23.6) 85%

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 7471 DRKE
Feb 10, 2026 VAL 8176 DRKE
Dec 6, 2024 DRKE 6660 VAL
Feb 1, 2024 DRKE 8170 VAL
Nov 30, 2023 DRKE 8365 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE VAL
Overall 31-4 15-19
Conference 17-3 6-14
Home 14-2 10-7
Away 9-1 3-10
Neutral 8-1 2-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 72.5
Avg Pts Against 60.2 75.3
Massey 7.5 (#78) -2.6 (#210)
Bradley-Terry 2.47 (#32) -0.26 (#200)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.85 (#41) -0.50 (#207)
RPI 0.597 (#39) 0.478 (#218)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE VAL
FG% 47.4% 41.1%
3PT% 33.3% 30.8%
REB / G 30.9 34.7
OREB / G 10.8 10.8
AST / TO 1.05 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 47.0%
TOV% 19.9% 15.0%
ORB% 37.8% 28.7%
FT Rate 29.2% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 22.8% 17.2%
DRB% 74.1% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 27.4% 26.9%

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