The Most Important Games for the Drake Bulldogs are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Bulldogs final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Drake Bulldogs fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Drake Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3* First Round Bye |
4* First Round Bye |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Drake (9‑0) vs Belmont (8‑2) |
8 | Drake Wins | 44% | 24% | 14% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Belmont Wins | 26% | 25% | 19% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Evansville (3‑7) vs Missouri St. (5‑4) |
1 | Evansville Wins | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Missouri St. Wins | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UIC (6‑4) vs Illinois St. (5‑4) |
1 | UIC Wins | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois St. Wins | 39% | 23% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Valparaiso (4‑4) vs Bradley (8‑1) |
1 | Valparaiso Wins | 42% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bradley Wins | 39% | 23% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Murray State (6‑2) vs Indiana St. (6‑4) |
0 | Murray State Wins | 39% | 24% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Indiana St. Wins | 40% | 24% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Northern Iowa (6‑4) vs Southern Illinois (4‑6) |
0 | Northern Iowa Wins | 39% | 24% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Southern Illinois Wins | 39% | 24% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||