Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Drake Bulldogs
74 – 57
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · February 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -10.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money DRKE -700 / UIC +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +17 131 Won
Massey DRKE -9.6 (+7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 136.1 (-5.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -10.1 (+6.9) 133.5 (-2.5) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -11.5 (+5.5) 130.3 (+0.7) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -9.3 (+7.7) 136.1 (-5.1) 82% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -9.5 (+7.5) 136.2 (-5.2) 81% ✓

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 7, 2026 UIC 72 – 51 DRKE
Feb 13, 2026 UIC 80 – 70 DRKE
Jan 17, 2026 UIC 74 – 67 DRKE
Jan 1, 2025 UIC 74 – 70 DRKE
Feb 29, 2024 DRKE 107 – 105 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE UIC
Overall 31-4 17-14
Conference 17-3 10-10
Home 14-2 9-5
Away 9-1 7-6
Neutral 8-1 1-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 74.1
Avg Pts Against 60.2 75.3
Massey 7.9 (#77) 1.4 (#138)
Bradley-Terry 2.38 (#35) 0.45 (#137)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.83 (#43) 0.54 (#131)
RPI 0.590 (#38) 0.531 (#120)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE UIC
FG% 48.7% 45.3%
3PT% 36.6% 34.4%
REB / G 29.5 36.0
OREB / G 9.8 10.8
AST / TO 1.08 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 52.1%
TOV% 19.4% 17.5%
ORB% 35.8% 30.8%
FT Rate 31.0% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 16.1%
DRB% 73.8% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 23.9%

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