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Valparaiso Beacons
78 – 96
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · Athletics-Recreation Center · February 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BEL -6.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money VAL +260 / BEL -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual BEL +18 174 Lost
Massey BEL -2.9 (-15.1) — —
Massey Totals — 150.1 (+23.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 26% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BEL -3.3 (-14.7) 149.1 (+24.9) 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BEL -4.7 (-13.3) 146.9 (+27.1) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BEL -3.3 (-14.7) 146.9 (+27.1) 34% ✓
Baseline ML BEL -3.6 (-14.4) 148.1 (+25.9) 35% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2026 BEL 78 – 77 VAL
Jan 14, 2026 BEL 78 – 74 VAL
Feb 13, 2025 VAL 101 – 86 BEL
Jan 15, 2025 BEL 71 – 64 VAL
Mar 7, 2024 BEL 86 – 61 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL BEL
Overall 7-25 20-13
Conference 3-17 12-8
Home 6-11 12-2
Away 1-13 6-9
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.5 77.4
Avg Pts Against 76.0 76.1
Massey -6.4 (#280) -0.2 (#166)
Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#293) 0.45 (#134)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.18 (#276) 0.54 (#138)
RPI 0.447 (#275) 0.526 (#129)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL BEL
FG% 40.1% 46.7%
3PT% 31.7% 36.6%
REB / G 33.6 32.2
OREB / G 9.7 6.8
AST / TO 1.06 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 54.1%
TOV% 16.0% 17.3%
ORB% 25.4% 20.4%
FT Rate 18.4% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 17.4%
DRB% 68.7% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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