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Northern Iowa Panthers
58 – 64 OT
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · McLeod Center · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -1.5 Away covered
O/U 125.5 Under
Money UNI -120 / DRKE +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual DRKE +6 122 Lost
Massey UNI -0.3 (-6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 125.5 (-3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNI -0.3 (-6.3) 129.1 (-7.1) 40% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -1.4 (-4.6) 128.5 (-6.5) 34% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -1.4 (-7.4) 132.3 (-10.3) 53% ✗
Baseline ML UNI -1.3 (-7.3) 131.7 (-9.7) 43% ✓

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 1, 2026 UNI 75 – 53 DRKE
Feb 15, 2026 UNI 86 – 62 DRKE
Jan 30, 2025 DRKE 66 – 52 UNI
Feb 24, 2024 UNI 91 – 77 DRKE
Jan 27, 2024 DRKE 77 – 63 UNI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI DRKE
Overall 20-13 31-4
Conference 14-6 17-3
Home 14-3 14-2
Away 5-6 9-1
Neutral 1-4 8-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 68.5
Avg Pts Against 67.8 60.2
Massey 5.2 (#96) 8.0 (#73)
Bradley-Terry 1.01 (#88) 2.38 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.04 (#100) 2.83 (#41)
RPI 0.561 (#69) 0.588 (#38)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI DRKE
FG% 49.6% 48.7%
3PT% 37.6% 36.5%
REB / G 32.4 29.6
OREB / G 7.9 10.0
AST / TO 1.36 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 55.3%
TOV% 15.8% 19.1%
ORB% 25.6% 36.1%
FT Rate 25.1% 31.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 22.4%
DRB% 75.1% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 27.0%

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