But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Belmont Bruins
79 – 69
FINAL Neutral Cathedral of College Basketball Classic
Lafayette Leopards
The Palestra (Neutral) · November 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -8.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money BEL -450 / LAF +310
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +10 148 Won
Massey BEL -3.5 (+6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 149.3 (-1.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -4.4 (+5.6) 143.9 (+4.1) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -2.8 (+7.2) 142.9 (+5.1) 63% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -3.2 (+6.8) 142.7 (+5.3) 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -3.5 (+6.5) 143.8 (+4.2) 66% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL LAF
Overall 20-13 11-21
Conference 12-8 10-8
Home 12-2 5-10
Away 6-9 6-9
Neutral 2-2 0-2
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 77.4 62.6
Avg Pts Against 76.1 67.8
Massey -2.7 (#225) -6.2 (#283)
Bradley-Terry 0.90 (#109) -2.65 (#338)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.19 (#124) -4.68 (#347)
RPI 0.540 (#126) 0.315 (#351)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL LAF
FG% 47.9% 37.7%
3PT% 35.8% 28.6%
REB / G 31.2 32.8
OREB / G 6.6 9.4
AST / TO 1.38 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 44.2%
TOV% 15.9% 22.3%
ORB% 18.4% 26.9%
FT Rate 18.2% 15.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.1% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 14.7% 16.3%
DRB% 64.1% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 27.5%

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