I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML BEL -6.5 (-4.5) 151.6 (+44.4) 77%

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 8174 BEL
Jan 24, 2026 BEL 8069 ILST
Mar 7, 2025 BEL 7663 ILST
Jan 30, 2025 ILST 8178 BEL
Jan 24, 2024 ILST 7767 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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