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Belmont Bruins
74 – 65
FINAL Conference
UIC Flames
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -5.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money BEL -225 / UIC +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +9 139 Won
Massey BEL -3.6 (+5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 150.2 (-11.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -3.1 (+5.9) 147.0 (-8.0) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -4.3 (+4.7) 145.6 (-6.6) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -2.9 (+6.1) 146.3 (-7.3) 68% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -3.1 (+5.9) 146.6 (-7.6) 67% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 7, 2026 BEL 68 – 62 UIC
Dec 13, 2025 BEL 87 – 84 UIC
Jan 4, 2025 BEL 92 – 87 UIC
Feb 18, 2024 BEL 75 – 60 UIC
Feb 11, 2023 BEL 98 – 71 UIC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL UIC
Overall 20-13 12-21
Conference 12-8 4-16
Home 12-2 6-9
Away 6-9 3-10
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 69.4
Avg Pts Against 76.1 72.3
Massey -0.3 (#170) -0.2 (#168)
Bradley-Terry 0.60 (#127) -0.82 (#253)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#129) -0.42 (#210)
RPI 0.547 (#98) 0.470 (#228)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL UIC
FG% 47.3% 44.7%
3PT% 37.3% 36.2%
REB / G 32.4 33.0
OREB / G 7.0 7.9
AST / TO 1.14 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 52.2%
TOV% 18.2% 17.6%
ORB% 21.3% 23.6%
FT Rate 23.1% 15.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.3% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 16.7%
DRB% 72.4% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 25.0%

Game Analysis

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