Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Belmont Bruins
69 – 64
FINAL Conference
Murray State Racers
Missouri Valley Conference · Curb Event Center Arena · February 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -2.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money BEL -150 / MUR +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total BEL win
Actual BEL +5 133 Won
Massey BEL -0.8 (+4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 150.4 (-17.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -0.7 (+4.3) 144.5 (-11.5) 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -0.4 (+4.6) 142.9 (-9.9) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -1.7 (+3.3) 144.4 (-11.4) 59% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -1.0 (+4.0) 144.6 (-11.6) 54% ✓

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 15, 2026 BEL 87 – 70 MUR
Feb 1, 2026 BEL 103 – 86 MUR
Mar 2, 2025 BEL 70 – 60 MUR
Jan 25, 2025 BEL 95 – 77 MUR
Feb 29, 2024 BEL 83 – 61 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BEL MUR
Overall 20-13 12-20
Conference 12-8 9-11
Home 12-2 8-8
Away 6-9 4-9
Neutral 2-2 0-3
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 77.4 69.1
Avg Pts Against 76.1 70.3
Massey -0.3 (#167) 2.3 (#132)
Bradley-Terry 0.40 (#140) -0.49 (#223)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.50 (#142) 0.06 (#168)
RPI 0.525 (#126) 0.483 (#199)
Shooting & Four Factors BEL MUR
FG% 46.8% 44.3%
3PT% 37.1% 32.0%
REB / G 32.0 32.5
OREB / G 6.7 8.9
AST / TO 1.19 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 50.2%
TOV% 17.3% 14.0%
ORB% 20.2% 25.8%
FT Rate 22.2% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 18.8%
DRB% 72.3% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 19.0%

Game Analysis

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