Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Missouri Valley Conference · Ford Center · February 27, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -8.5 Home covered
O/U 125.5 Over
Money EVAN +320 / DRKE -425
Model Predictions
Spread Total EVAN win
Actual DRKE +4 126 Lost
Massey DRKE -10.3 (+6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 119.5 (+6.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 8% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -9.0 (+5.0) 129.0 (-3.0) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -9.9 (+5.9) 130.0 (-4.0) 13% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -9.7 (+5.7) 128.7 (-2.7) 16% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -8.7 (+4.7) 130.6 (-4.6) 15% ✓

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 29, 2026 DRKE 82 – 78 EVAN
Dec 21, 2025 DRKE 66 – 65 EVAN
Jan 11, 2025 DRKE 63 – 40 EVAN
Mar 9, 2024 DRKE 79 – 58 EVAN
Feb 14, 2024 DRKE 78 – 75 EVAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EVAN DRKE
Overall 11-21 31-4
Conference 8-12 17-3
Home 7-9 14-2
Away 4-11 9-1
Neutral 0-1 8-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 65.1 68.5
Avg Pts Against 71.4 60.2
Massey -5.3 (#251) 8.2 (#73)
Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#223) 2.49 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.70 (#226) 2.91 (#39)
RPI 0.476 (#226) 0.590 (#33)
Shooting & Four Factors EVAN DRKE
FG% 42.8% 48.3%
3PT% 30.2% 36.3%
REB / G 32.6 30.2
OREB / G 7.9 10.2
AST / TO 1.10 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 54.8%
TOV% 17.3% 19.2%
ORB% 23.2% 36.4%
FT Rate 21.5% 30.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 22.1%
DRB% 70.5% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 27.2%

Game Analysis

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