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Drake vs Illinois State Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 23 Feb 2023
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 82-51
42-32 40-19
Position#24
Record23-6
FormWWWWW
Points / game75.9
Allowed / game65.0
Drake 🏆
USA
vs
Illinois State
USA
Position#303
Record10-19
FormLLLLL
Points / game67.0
Allowed / game70.5
USANCAA
Other2022-23
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Drake winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Illinois State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

DrakeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Missouri State
#177
L
62-65 OT
62
65
-3
H19/01
NCAA
Evansville
#365
W
97-61
97
61
+36
A21/01
NCAA
Indiana State
#84
W
70-68
70
68
+2
H25/01
NCAA
Belmont
#79
W
79-61
79
61
+18
A29/01
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#248
W
88-81 OT
88
81
+7
H02/02
NCAA
Valparaiso
#306
W
85-82 OT
85
82
+3
A05/02
NCAA
Murray State
#182
W
92-68
92
68
+24
A08/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#61
W
82-59
82
59
+23
H11/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#248
W
82-74
82
74
+8
A16/02
NCAA
Belmont
#79
W
70-56
70
56
+14
H19/02
NCAA
1H
2H
34-21
22-35
55-34
42-27
44-26
26-42
39-26
40-35
28-33
36-31
31-35
35-31
55-39
37-29
45-22
37-37
41-31
41-43
42-23
28-33
148.2Avg total
80.7Scored
67.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)75.965.0140.9+11.079%
Season at home (16)78.862.6141.4+16.294%
Season away (13)72.467.8140.2+4.562%
Last 10 (10)80.767.5148.2+13.290%
Last 5 (5)82.267.8150.0+14.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)76.068.8144.8+7.260%
vs Weaker ◀ (25)75.964.6140.5+11.280%
This opponent (Illinois State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Illinois StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Northern Iowa
#248
L
63-65
63
65
-2
A19/01
NCAA
Valparaiso
#306
L
51-71
51
71
-20
H22/01
NCAA
Bradley
#45
L
75-79 OT
75
79
-4
A26/01
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#61
W
72-66
72
66
+6
H29/01
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#289
W
68-62 OT
68
62
+6
H02/02
NCAA
Belmont
#79
L
75-90
75
90
-15
A04/02
NCAA
Bradley
#45
L
61-79
61
79
-18
H09/02
NCAA
Valparaiso
#306
L
76-81
76
81
-5
A12/02
NCAA
Murray State
#182
L
75-76
75
76
-1
H16/02
NCAA
Indiana State
#84
L
64-80
64
80
-16
A18/02
NCAA
1H
2H
30-33
33-32
24-33
27-38
40-36
29-33
36-33
36-33
33-22
21-32
33-44
42-46
21-41
40-38
38-42
38-39
35-40
40-36
26-37
38-43
142.9Avg total
68.0Scored
74.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)67.070.5137.5-3.634%
Season at home (14)70.170.3140.4-0.150%
Season away (15)64.070.7134.7-6.720%
Last 10 (10)68.074.9142.9-6.920%
Last 5 (5)70.281.2151.4-11.00%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)68.873.9142.7-5.228%
vs Similar (10)61.365.0126.3-3.730%
vs Weaker (2)78.071.0149.0+7.0100%
This opponent (Drake) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: +12.4+12.41st half: -4.5-4.52nd half2nd half: +0.1+0.12nd half: -2.6-2.6
-16-8+0+8+161st half1st half: +12.4+12.41st half: -4.5-4.52nd half2nd half: +0.1+0.12nd half: -2.6-2.6
DrakeIllinois State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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DrakeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Missouri State
#177
W
34-21
34
21
+13
H19/01
NCAA
Evansville
#365
W
55-34
55
34
+21
A21/01
NCAA
Indiana State
#84
W
44-26
44
26
+18
H25/01
NCAA
Belmont
#79
W
39-26
39
26
+13
A29/01
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#248
L
28-33
28
33
-5
H02/02
NCAA
Valparaiso
#306
L
31-35
31
35
-4
A05/02
NCAA
Murray State
#182
W
55-39
55
39
+16
A08/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#61
W
45-22
45
22
+23
H11/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#248
W
41-31
41
31
+10
A16/02
NCAA
Belmont
#79
W
42-23
42
23
+19
H19/02
NCAA
70.4Avg total
41.4Scored
29.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.328.966.2+8.470%-
Last 30 at home (17)38.025.863.8+12.276%-
Last 30 away (13)36.433.069.4+3.462%-
Last 10 (10)41.429.070.4+12.480%-
Last 5 (5)42.830.072.8+12.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)40.827.668.4+13.280%-
vs Weaker ◀ (25)36.629.265.8+7.468%-
This opponent (Illinois State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Illinois StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Northern Iowa
#248
L
30-33
30
33
-3
A19/01
NCAA
Valparaiso
#306
L
24-33
24
33
-9
H22/01
NCAA
Bradley
#45
W
40-36
40
36
+4
A26/01
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#61
W
36-33
36
33
+3
H29/01
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#289
W
33-22
33
22
+11
H02/02
NCAA
Belmont
#79
L
33-44
33
44
-11
A04/02
NCAA
Bradley
#45
L
21-41
21
41
-20
H09/02
NCAA
Valparaiso
#306
L
38-42
38
42
-4
A12/02
NCAA
Murray State
#182
L
35-40
35
40
-5
H16/02
NCAA
Indiana State
#84
L
26-37
26
37
-11
A18/02
NCAA
67.7Avg total
31.6Scored
36.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.634.565.1-3.830%-
Last 30 at home (14)31.433.965.4-2.536%-
Last 30 away (16)29.934.964.9-5.025%-
Last 10 (10)31.636.167.7-4.530%-
Last 5 (5)30.640.871.4-10.20%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)31.636.468.0-4.822%-
vs Similar (10)27.531.358.8-3.830%-
vs Weaker (2)37.533.070.5+4.5100%-
This opponent (Drake) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
6
Drake wins
1
Illinois State wins
DateGameScore
27/01/22Illinois State v Drake88-89 OT
13/01/22Drake v Illinois State86-75
02/02/21Drake v Illinois State95-60
31/01/21Drake v Illinois State78-76 OT
06/03/20Drake v Illinois State75-65
22/02/20Illinois State v Drake57-53
17/01/20Drake v Illinois State84-74
Drakelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/02/23HBelmont70-56
16/02/23ANorthern Iowa82-74
11/02/23HSouthern Illinois82-59
08/02/23AMurray State92-68
05/02/23AValparaiso85-82 OT
02/02/23HNorthern Iowa88-81 OT
29/01/23ABelmont79-61
25/01/23HIndiana State70-68
21/01/23AEvansville97-61
19/01/23HMissouri State62-65 OT
Illinois Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/02/23AIndiana State64-80
16/02/23HMurray State75-76
12/02/23AValparaiso76-81
09/02/23HBradley61-79
04/02/23ABelmont75-90
02/02/23HIllinois (Chi.)68-62 OT
29/01/23HSouthern Illinois72-66
26/01/23ABradley75-79 OT
22/01/23HValparaiso51-71
19/01/23ANorthern Iowa63-65

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Drake
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW79%
HomeLWWWW94%
AwayWWWWW62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291613
Win %79%94%62%
Points / game75.978.872.4
Allowed / game65.062.667.8
Point differential+11.0+16.2+4.5
Avg total140.9141.4140.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+41%56%23%
Close games (≤5 pts) won56% (9)67% (3)50% (6)
Overtime %14%12%15%
Illinois State
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL34%
HomeLWWLL50%
AwayLLLLL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291415
Win %34%50%20%
Points / game67.070.164.0
Allowed / game70.570.370.7
Point differential-3.6-0.1-6.7
Avg total137.5140.4134.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+10%21%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won20% (10)0% (3)29% (7)
Overtime %14%14%13%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Missouri Valley conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Drake2923679%75.965.0+11.0
2 Bradley3022873%71.561.3+10.1
3 Southern Illinois2920969%65.861.4+4.4
4 Indiana State30201067%79.269.0+10.2
5 Belmont30201067%75.871.0+4.8
6 Murray State29151452%70.272.6-2.3
7 Northern Iowa28131546%70.269.1+1.1
8 Illinois (Chi.)29111838%67.171.5-4.4
9 Valparaiso30111937%69.373.3-4.0
10 Illinois State29101934%67.070.5-3.6
11 Evansville2952417%62.475.2-12.8
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Drake424082
Illinois State321951
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