Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Belmont Bruins
87 – 65
FINAL Conference
Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DRKE -5.0 Home covered
O/U 154.0 Under
Money BEL +185 / DRKE -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +22 152 Won
Massey DRKE -2.9 (+24.9) — —
Massey Totals — 159.3 (-7.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DRKE -2.5 (+24.5) 150.3 (+1.7) 34% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DRKE -2.2 (+24.2) 150.6 (+1.4) 40% ✗
Baseline ML DRKE -2.1 (+24.1) 151.0 (+1.0) 38% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DRKE -3.3 (+25.3) 152.3 (-0.3) 33% ✗

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 6, 2026 DRKE 100 – 79 BEL
Feb 4, 2026 BEL 103 – 90 DRKE
Jan 10, 2026 BEL 78 – 76 DRKE
Mar 8, 2025 DRKE 57 – 50 BEL
Dec 29, 2024 DRKE 65 – 46 BEL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL DRKE
Overall 20-13 28-7
Conference 12-8 16-4
Home 12-2 16-0
Away 6-9 6-5
Neutral 2-2 6-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 79.7
Avg Pts Against 76.1 70.5
Massey 0.5 (#161) 7.6 (#71)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#113) 1.91 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.94 (#117) 2.72 (#38)
RPI 0.541 (#105) 0.580 (#62)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL DRKE
FG% 47.9% 47.0%
3PT% 36.2% 33.4%
REB / G 33.5 34.7
OREB / G 7.5 9.3
AST / TO 1.16 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 53.9%
TOV% 17.6% 14.5%
ORB% 22.5% 28.2%
FT Rate 22.8% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 20.4%
DRB% 69.5% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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