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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -13.6 (-9.6) 137.3 (+28.7) 88%

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 7662 INST
Jan 4, 2026 DRKE 7472 INST
Jan 18, 2025 DRKE 7153 INST
Mar 10, 2024 DRKE 8480 INST
Feb 3, 2024 INST 7567 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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