Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Bradley Braves
71 – 80
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Carver Arena · February 27, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -8.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money BRAD +350 / DRKE -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual DRKE +9 151 Lost
Massey DRKE -7.0 (-2.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.4 (+12.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 7% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -6.2 (-2.8) 138.9 (+12.1) 26% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -6.4 (-2.6) 135.2 (+15.8) 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -5.3 (-3.7) 137.0 (+14.0) 34% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -5.7 (-3.3) 138.5 (+12.5) 32% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 BRAD 87 – 73 DRKE
Jan 8, 2026 BRAD 93 – 66 DRKE
Mar 9, 2025 DRKE 63 – 48 BRAD
Feb 16, 2025 BRAD 61 – 59 DRKE
Jan 9, 2025 DRKE 64 – 57 BRAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRAD DRKE
Overall 12-16 26-5
Conference 6-12 15-3
Home 8-6 14-1
Away 2-9 9-2
Neutral 2-1 3-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.2 74.7
Avg Pts Against 68.1 64.8
Massey 1.2 (#144) 10.7 (#47)
Bradley-Terry -0.40 (#202) 2.52 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.57 (#205) 2.36 (#55)
RPI 0.489 (#186) 0.560 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD DRKE
FG% 44.0% 49.4%
3PT% 31.5% 37.1%
REB / G 35.9 36.4
OREB / G 9.7 10.7
AST / TO 1.03 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 55.2%
TOV% 19.2% 15.8%
ORB% 28.1% 32.7%
FT Rate 17.2% 17.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 19.3%
DRB% 73.2% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 22.7%

Game Analysis

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