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Valparaiso Beacons
74 – 57
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · February 7, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -11.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money VAL +700 / DRKE -800
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual VAL +17 131 Won
Massey DRKE -15.7 (+32.7) — —
Massey Totals — 141.4 (-10.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 1% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 0% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -12.4 (+29.4) 143.3 (-12.3) 14% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -11.6 (+28.6) 140.1 (-9.1) 19% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -11.0 (+28.0) 143.1 (-12.1) 19% ✗
Baseline ML DRKE -12.0 (+29.0) 144.1 (-13.1) 17% ✗

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 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.3 74.7
Avg Pts Against 68.7 64.8
Massey -4.8 (#241) 13.5 (#23)
Bradley-Terry -1.24 (#266) 3.98 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.49 (#259) 5.06 (#3)
RPI 0.437 (#260) 0.564 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL DRKE
FG% 40.6% 50.6%
3PT% 29.2% 38.7%
REB / G 32.1 38.3
OREB / G 7.7 11.7
AST / TO 1.05 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 56.6%
TOV% 17.5% 16.2%
ORB% 21.0% 35.2%
FT Rate 20.4% 16.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 20.6%
DRB% 72.1% 76.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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