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Bradley Braves
93 – 66
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Carver Arena · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -6.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money BRAD -290 / DRKE +235
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual BRAD +27 159 Won
Massey BRAD -5.2 (+21.8) — —
Massey Totals — 149.6 (+9.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -5.1 (+21.9) 146.4 (+12.6) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -5.0 (+22.0) 144.6 (+14.4) 72% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -4.5 (+22.5) 144.3 (+14.7) 71% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -4.9 (+22.1) 145.6 (+13.4) 70% ✓

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 31, 2026 BRAD 87 – 73 DRKE
Mar 9, 2025 DRKE 63 – 48 BRAD
Feb 16, 2025 BRAD 61 – 59 DRKE
Jan 9, 2025 DRKE 64 – 57 BRAD
Mar 9, 2024 DRKE 72 – 67 BRAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRAD DRKE
Overall 21-13 14-20
Conference 13-7 6-14
Home 14-3 6-11
Away 4-7 4-7
Neutral 3-3 4-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 73.9
Avg Pts Against 74.2 76.3
Massey 2.7 (#125) 1.2 (#149)
Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#123) -0.45 (#212)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.66 (#133) -0.30 (#190)
RPI 0.526 (#125) 0.485 (#202)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD DRKE
FG% 43.1% 44.9%
3PT% 35.4% 36.2%
REB / G 34.5 34.1
OREB / G 10.4 9.3
AST / TO 1.23 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 52.6%
TOV% 14.6% 14.0%
ORB% 28.0% 26.3%
FT Rate 25.7% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 15.4%
DRB% 70.0% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.5% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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