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Drake Bulldogs
85 – 81 OT
FINAL Conference
Indiana State Sycamores
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · February 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -11.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money DRKE -1000 / INST +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +4 166 Won
Massey DRKE -14.7 (-10.7) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (+24.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -13.6 (-9.6) 137.3 (+28.7) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -12.6 (-8.6) 133.8 (+32.2) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -12.5 (-8.5) 135.9 (+30.1) 87% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -13.1 (-9.1) 138.7 (+27.3) 87% ✓

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 24, 2026 DRKE 76 – 62 INST
Jan 4, 2026 DRKE 74 – 72 INST
Jan 18, 2025 DRKE 71 – 53 INST
Mar 10, 2024 DRKE 84 – 80 INST
Feb 3, 2024 INST 75 – 67 DRKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE INST
Overall 31-4 14-18
Conference 17-3 8-12
Home 14-2 8-6
Away 9-1 4-9
Neutral 8-1 2-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 79.0
Avg Pts Against 60.2 81.5
Massey 8.1 (#73) -3.4 (#221)
Bradley-Terry 2.58 (#32) -0.25 (#196)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.95 (#39) -0.41 (#204)
RPI 0.598 (#36) 0.492 (#191)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE INST
FG% 48.1% 45.4%
3PT% 35.8% 34.7%
REB / G 29.9 35.5
OREB / G 10.3 9.7
AST / TO 1.06 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 54.3%
TOV% 19.5% 21.1%
ORB% 37.2% 27.9%
FT Rate 30.3% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 22.7% 16.4%
DRB% 73.0% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 27.7%

Game Analysis

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