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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -12.5 (-2.5) 128.4 (+23.6) 85% ✓
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% ✓

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
Dec 6, 2024 DRKE 66 – 60 VAL
Feb 1, 2024 DRKE 81 – 70 VAL
Nov 30, 2023 DRKE 83 – 65 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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