All my failings exposed, gets a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · January 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -6.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money DRKE -278 / INST +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +2 146 Won
Massey DRKE -8.4 (-6.4) — —
Massey Totals — 152.6 (-6.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -5.8 (-3.8) 148.0 (-2.0) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -8.0 (-6.0) 150.7 (-4.7) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -5.6 (-3.6) 144.9 (+1.1) 73% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -5.1 (-3.1) 145.8 (+0.2) 74% ✓

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 24, 2026 DRKE 76 – 62 INST
Feb 8, 2025 DRKE 85 – 81 INST
Jan 18, 2025 DRKE 71 – 53 INST
Mar 10, 2024 DRKE 84 – 80 INST
Feb 3, 2024 INST 75 – 67 DRKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE INST
Overall 14-20 11-21
Conference 6-14 4-16
Home 6-11 8-7
Away 4-7 3-12
Neutral 4-2 0-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 71.7
Avg Pts Against 76.3 75.1
Massey 1.7 (#140) -2.8 (#210)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#228) -0.31 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.38 (#196) -0.99 (#235)
RPI 0.481 (#210) 0.495 (#187)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE INST
FG% 44.2% 44.0%
3PT% 36.3% 29.9%
REB / G 34.5 34.0
OREB / G 9.2 8.1
AST / TO 1.47 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 51.2%
TOV% 13.9% 18.1%
ORB% 25.9% 22.7%
FT Rate 23.5% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 15.4%
DRB% 70.8% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 17.8%

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