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Belmont Bruins
99 – 97 OT
FINAL Conference
Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · December 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -5.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money BEL -210 / ILST +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +2 196 Won
Massey BEL -8.8 (-6.8) — —
Massey Totals — 157.5 (+38.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -6.5 (-4.5) 151.6 (+44.4) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -6.8 (-4.8) 149.2 (+46.8) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -5.0 (-3.0) 150.3 (+45.7) 77% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -6.0 (-4.0) 152.8 (+43.2) 75% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 1, 2026 ILST 81 – 74 BEL
Jan 24, 2026 BEL 80 – 69 ILST
Mar 7, 2025 BEL 76 – 63 ILST
Jan 30, 2025 ILST 81 – 78 BEL
Jan 24, 2024 ILST 77 – 67 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL ILST
Overall 22-11 22-14
Conference 13-7 10-10
Home 11-5 12-4
Away 9-4 5-7
Neutral 2-2 5-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 W3
Avg Pts For 78.9 74.9
Avg Pts Against 76.8 72.4
Massey 2.6 (#124) -1.1 (#182)
Bradley-Terry 0.74 (#113) -0.55 (#232)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#157) -0.22 (#180)
RPI 0.507 (#154) 0.450 (#261)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL ILST
FG% 47.2% 46.4%
3PT% 35.6% 34.4%
REB / G 36.4 32.8
OREB / G 9.7 6.3
AST / TO 1.46 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.6% 54.5%
TOV% 16.1% 15.7%
ORB% 27.6% 20.7%
FT Rate 17.3% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 15.4%
DRB% 73.9% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 15.4% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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