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Missouri Valley Conference · Banterra Center · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -6.5 Away covered
O/U 127.5 Over
Money SIU +240 / DRKE -290
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual DRKE +10 140 Lost
Massey DRKE -6.2 (-3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 128.3 (+11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -4.5 (-5.5) 129.9 (+10.1) 21% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -6.7 (-3.3) 128.7 (+11.3) 20% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -5.1 (-4.9) 131.3 (+8.7) 26% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -4.5 (-5.5) 132.6 (+7.4) 24% ✓

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 5, 2026 DRKE 67 – 63 SIU
Feb 19, 2026 SIU 66 – 61 DRKE
Jan 15, 2026 DRKE 76 – 73 SIU
Mar 7, 2025 DRKE 70 – 53 SIU
Feb 8, 2024 DRKE 92 – 88 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SIU DRKE
Overall 14-19 31-4
Conference 8-12 17-3
Home 7-7 14-2
Away 5-8 9-1
Neutral 1-4 8-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 68.5
Avg Pts Against 75.5 60.2
Massey -1.8 (#196) 7.7 (#76)
Bradley-Terry -0.26 (#191) 2.51 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.31 (#192) 2.91 (#38)
RPI 0.507 (#168) 0.596 (#38)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU DRKE
FG% 44.9% 47.7%
3PT% 32.1% 35.9%
REB / G 35.2 30.4
OREB / G 10.9 10.5
AST / TO 1.07 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 54.3%
TOV% 18.6% 19.7%
ORB% 31.2% 37.3%
FT Rate 23.9% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 22.8%
DRB% 71.4% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 26.4%

Game Analysis

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