And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Drake Bulldogs
74 – 66
FINAL Conference
Bradley Braves
Missouri Valley Conference · Knapp Center · March 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -4.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money DRKE -200 / BRAD +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total DRKE win
Actual DRKE +8 140 Won
Massey DRKE -4.5 (+3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 150.9 (-10.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -5.3 (+2.7) 148.7 (-8.7) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -4.5 (+3.5) 146.8 (-6.8) 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -5.3 (+2.7) 147.9 (-7.9) 76% ✓
Baseline ML DRKE -5.1 (+2.9) 149.0 (-9.0) 76% ✓

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
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DRKE BRAD
Overall 28-7 23-12
Conference 16-4 13-7
Home 16-0 14-3
Away 6-5 6-7
Neutral 6-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.7 74.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 67.7
Massey 10.0 (#50) 8.8 (#68)
Bradley-Terry 1.97 (#41) 1.37 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.31 (#42) 1.62 (#80)
RPI 0.612 (#16) 0.590 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors DRKE BRAD
FG% 48.3% 47.6%
3PT% 36.1% 37.4%
REB / G 34.9 34.6
OREB / G 8.1 9.6
AST / TO 1.64 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 55.5%
TOV% 14.0% 17.9%
ORB% 24.6% 29.4%
FT Rate 23.8% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 19.0%
DRB% 76.9% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 24.8%

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