What ever happened to Leon Trotsky? "No More Heroes" - The Stranglers
Drake Bulldogs
76 – 78
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -4.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money DRKE +145 / BEL -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual BEL +2 154 Lost
Massey BEL -6.8 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 155.2 (-1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 18% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -5.7 (+3.7) 144.1 (+9.9) 27% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -3.9 (+1.9) 142.4 (+11.6) 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -6.3 (+4.3) 145.2 (+8.8) 25% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -6.3 (+4.3) 146.1 (+7.9) 28% ✓

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 6, 2026 DRKE 100 – 79 BEL
Feb 4, 2026 BEL 103 – 90 DRKE
Mar 8, 2025 DRKE 57 – 50 BEL
Dec 29, 2024 DRKE 65 – 46 BEL
Feb 22, 2024 DRKE 84 – 69 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE BEL
Overall 14-20 26-6
Conference 6-14 16-4
Home 6-11 13-2
Away 4-7 11-3
Neutral 4-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.9 83.5
Avg Pts Against 76.3 74.1
Massey -0.4 (#176) 10.1 (#59)
Bradley-Terry -0.61 (#231) 1.51 (#73)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.55 (#206) 2.62 (#55)
RPI 0.479 (#216) 0.565 (#72)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE BEL
FG% 44.3% 52.5%
3PT% 36.3% 41.3%
REB / G 34.1 37.5
OREB / G 9.1 8.9
AST / TO 1.41 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 61.4%
TOV% 14.3% 19.7%
ORB% 25.5% 29.2%
FT Rate 22.8% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 18.1%
DRB% 71.0% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 20.7%

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