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Drake Bulldogs
51 – 50 OT
FINAL Conference
Loyola Chicago Ramblers
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · February 14, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread LUC -5.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money DRKE +225 / LUC -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +1 101 Won
Massey LUC -3.2 (+4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 135.4 (-34.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 38% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LUC -0.9 (+1.9) 127.0 (-26.0) 51% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LUC -1.1 (+2.1) 136.3 (-35.3) 43% ✗
Baseline ML LUC -1.5 (+2.5) 135.8 (-34.8) 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LUC -1.4 (+2.4) 134.4 (-33.4) 48% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2022 LUC 64 – 58 DRKE
Feb 19, 2022 DRKE 83 – 76 LUC
Jan 30, 2022 DRKE 77 – 68 LUC
Mar 7, 2021 LUC 75 – 65 DRKE
Feb 13, 2021 LUC 81 – 54 DRKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE LUC
Overall 26-5 26-5
Conference 15-3 16-2
Home 14-1 13-0
Away 9-2 8-3
Neutral 3-2 5-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 70.1
Avg Pts Against 64.8 56.4
Massey 10.8 (#47) 16.5 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 2.13 (#41) 2.33 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.06 (#64) 3.04 (#31)
RPI 0.545 (#91) 0.600 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE LUC
FG% 49.2% 51.8%
3PT% 37.0% 36.1%
REB / G 37.7 32.0
OREB / G 11.4 6.8
AST / TO 1.25 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.8% 58.3%
TOV% 16.3% 17.8%
ORB% 33.9% 24.5%
FT Rate 17.0% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 21.9%
DRB% 77.4% 78.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 17.4%

Game Analysis

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