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Bradley Braves
90 – 84 2OT
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BRAD -5.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money BRAD -238 / VAL +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRAD win
Actual BRAD +6 174 Won
Massey BRAD -3.5 (+2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.3 (+28.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRAD -1.9 (+4.1) 140.7 (+33.3) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRAD -2.9 (+3.1) 140.5 (+33.5) 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRAD -3.0 (+3.0) 139.9 (+34.1) 61% ✓
Baseline ML BRAD -2.7 (+3.3) 140.5 (+33.5) 59% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 19, 2026 VAL 79 – 72 BRAD
Feb 4, 2026 BRAD 72 – 65 VAL
Mar 8, 2025 BRAD 70 – 65 VAL
Feb 27, 2025 BRAD 76 – 65 VAL
Dec 29, 2024 BRAD 81 – 75 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRAD VAL
Overall 21-13 18-15
Conference 13-7 11-9
Home 14-3 13-4
Away 4-7 4-10
Neutral 3-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 71.2
Avg Pts Against 74.2 71.9
Massey 3.7 (#111) 0.2 (#159)
Bradley-Terry 0.50 (#117) 0.10 (#154)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#124) 0.17 (#152)
RPI 0.532 (#111) 0.493 (#203)
Shooting & Four Factors BRAD VAL
FG% 43.9% 41.4%
3PT% 36.2% 33.8%
REB / G 34.5 35.8
OREB / G 10.0 12.0
AST / TO 1.35 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 47.6%
TOV% 13.9% 15.5%
ORB% 27.5% 32.5%
FT Rate 26.3% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 17.1%
DRB% 71.6% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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