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Drake Bulldogs
73 – 87
FINAL Conference
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -2.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money DRKE +114 / BRAD -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual BRAD +14 160 Lost
Massey DRKE -2.3 (-16.3) — —
Massey Totals — 153.8 (+6.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -2.4 (-16.4) 149.2 (+10.8) 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -2.9 (-16.9) 147.2 (+12.8) 64% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -2.6 (-16.6) 148.4 (+11.6) 65% ✗
Baseline ML DRKE -2.5 (-16.5) 149.9 (+10.1) 66% ✗

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 8, 2026 BRAD 93 – 66 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 DRKE BRAD
Overall 14-20 21-13
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 6-11 14-3
Away 4-7 4-7
Neutral 4-2 3-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.9 77.0
Avg Pts Against 76.3 74.2
Massey 1.2 (#148) 2.1 (#136)
Bradley-Terry -0.14 (#189) 0.31 (#137)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#163) 0.24 (#143)
RPI 0.499 (#183) 0.527 (#121)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE BRAD
FG% 44.0% 43.2%
3PT% 35.1% 34.2%
REB / G 35.2 34.7
OREB / G 9.2 10.2
AST / TO 1.32 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 50.1%
TOV% 14.5% 13.4%
ORB% 25.5% 27.2%
FT Rate 25.6% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 20.3%
DRB% 71.1% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 26.4%

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