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Belmont Bruins
77 – 68
FINAL Conference
Valparaiso Beacons
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · December 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -15.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money BEL -1600 / VAL +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +9 145 Won
Massey BEL -17.5 (-8.5) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (-9.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -12.5 (-3.5) 151.5 (-6.5) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -9.6 (-0.6) 147.8 (-2.8) 85% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -10.8 (-1.8) 148.3 (-3.3) 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -9.7 (-0.7) 151.0 (-6.0) 83% ✓

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 29, 2026 BEL 78 – 77 VAL
Jan 14, 2026 BEL 78 – 74 VAL
Feb 13, 2025 VAL 101 – 86 BEL
Jan 15, 2025 BEL 71 – 64 VAL
Mar 7, 2024 BEL 86 – 61 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL VAL
Overall 20-13 7-25
Conference 12-8 3-17
Home 12-2 6-11
Away 6-9 1-13
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 66.5
Avg Pts Against 76.1 76.0
Massey 1.1 (#151) -10.2 (#330)
Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#99) -1.23 (#274)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#113) -1.92 (#279)
RPI 0.525 (#137) 0.411 (#294)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL VAL
FG% 47.9% 37.7%
3PT% 38.3% 29.8%
REB / G 33.3 37.8
OREB / G 7.1 10.5
AST / TO 1.20 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 42.4%
TOV% 16.9% 14.4%
ORB% 20.9% 25.6%
FT Rate 22.4% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.2% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 16.0%
DRB% 69.1% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 17.9%

Game Analysis

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