They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Missouri Valley Conference · Hulman Center · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread INST -3.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money INST -170 / DRKE +142
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual DRKE +14 138 Lost
Massey INST -0.4 (-14.4) — —
Massey Totals — 153.6 (-15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -0.6 (-14.6) 150.1 (-12.1) 56% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -0.4 (-13.6) 150.5 (-12.5) 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -1.2 (-15.2) 148.4 (-10.4) 56% ✗
Baseline ML INST -0.7 (-14.7) 149.0 (-11.0) 57% ✗

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 4, 2026 DRKE 74 – 72 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 INST DRKE
Overall 11-21 14-20
Conference 4-16 6-14
Home 8-7 6-11
Away 3-12 4-7
Neutral 0-2 4-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.7 73.9
Avg Pts Against 75.1 76.3
Massey -2.0 (#196) 0.9 (#152)
Bradley-Terry -0.63 (#224) -0.32 (#206)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#235) -0.21 (#183)
RPI 0.470 (#230) 0.484 (#209)
Shooting & Four Factors INST DRKE
FG% 45.1% 44.2%
3PT% 30.5% 35.7%
REB / G 34.1 35.2
OREB / G 8.4 9.2
AST / TO 1.30 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 52.1%
TOV% 18.0% 14.9%
ORB% 24.1% 25.4%
FT Rate 21.3% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 14.8%
DRB% 68.6% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 24.7%

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