Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
Knapp Center · December 13, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -5.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money DRKE -238 / NDSU +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual NDSU +5 193 Lost
Massey DRKE -6.4 (-11.4)
Massey Totals 144.8 (+48.2)
Bradley-Terry 36%
Weighted B-T 40%
Efficiency Plus ML DRKE -5.5 (-10.5) 143.8 (+49.2) 66%
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -7.2 (-12.2) 139.8 (+53.2) 72%
Baseline ML DRKE -6.2 (-11.2) 141.9 (+51.1) 73%
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -5.5 (-10.5) 143.1 (+49.9) 71%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE NDSU
Overall 14-20 27-8
Conference 6-14 14-2
Home 6-11 13-1
Away 4-7 10-5
Neutral 4-2 4-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 78.7
Avg Pts Against 76.3 71.4
Massey 4.0 (#118) 2.3 (#134)
Bradley-Terry -0.59 (#223) 0.91 (#112)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.25 (#184) 1.21 (#114)
RPI 0.463 (#238) 0.543 (#109)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE NDSU
FG% 44.4% 40.3%
3PT% 36.8% 28.2%
REB / G 36.5 38.9
OREB / G 9.6 14.3
AST / TO 1.65 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 46.3%
TOV% 12.6% 15.9%
ORB% 26.4% 35.3%
FT Rate 22.1% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 20.9%
DRB% 69.6% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 17.6% 21.8%

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