I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · February 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money DRKE +105 / SIU -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual SIU +5 127 Lost
Massey SIU -1.4 (-3.6) — —
Massey Totals — 151.0 (-24.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIU -1.3 (-3.7) 147.1 (-20.1) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -2.1 (-7.1) 145.5 (-18.5) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SIU -0.5 (-4.5) 143.3 (-16.3) 48% ✓
Baseline ML SIU -1.3 (-3.7) 144.5 (-17.5) 45% ✓

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 5, 2026 DRKE 67 – 63 SIU
Jan 15, 2026 DRKE 76 – 73 SIU
Mar 7, 2025 DRKE 70 – 53 SIU
Feb 1, 2025 DRKE 75 – 65 SIU
Feb 8, 2024 DRKE 92 – 88 SIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE SIU
Overall 14-20 16-16
Conference 6-14 10-10
Home 6-11 8-6
Away 4-7 7-8
Neutral 4-2 1-2
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 72.7
Avg Pts Against 76.3 70.5
Massey -1.1 (#182) 3.3 (#119)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#228) -0.25 (#194)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.65 (#215) -0.26 (#181)
RPI 0.470 (#241) 0.490 (#206)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE SIU
FG% 44.0% 45.8%
3PT% 34.9% 27.6%
REB / G 34.8 37.4
OREB / G 9.5 10.8
AST / TO 1.32 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 49.6%
TOV% 14.5% 17.2%
ORB% 26.3% 30.1%
FT Rate 24.8% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 18.3%
DRB% 70.8% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 23.1%

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