I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML BEL -0.7 (+4.3) 144.5 (-11.5) 55%

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 8770 MUR
Feb 1, 2026 BEL 10386 MUR
Mar 2, 2025 BEL 7060 MUR
Jan 25, 2025 BEL 9577 MUR
Feb 29, 2024 BEL 8361 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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