But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Murray State Racers
61 – 83
FINAL Conference
Belmont Bruins
Missouri Valley Conference · CFSB Center · February 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MUR -2.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money MUR -150 / BEL +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total MUR win
Actual BEL +22 144 Lost
Massey MUR -3.5 (-25.5) — —
Massey Totals — 150.7 (-6.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MUR -2.0 (-24.0) 152.0 (-8.0) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MUR -1.3 (-23.3) 148.7 (-4.7) 56% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MUR -1.2 (-23.2) 150.0 (-6.0) 58% ✗
Baseline ML MUR -1.7 (-23.7) 153.0 (-9.0) 58% ✗

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 8, 2024 BEL 69 – 64 MUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MUR BEL
Overall 12-20 20-13
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 8-8 12-2
Away 4-9 6-9
Neutral 0-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 69.1 77.4
Avg Pts Against 70.3 76.1
Massey 2.1 (#134) 2.0 (#137)
Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#195) 0.75 (#115)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.23 (#156) 0.93 (#116)
RPI 0.497 (#182) 0.550 (#91)
Shooting & Four Factors MUR BEL
FG% 45.2% 47.1%
3PT% 32.3% 37.1%
REB / G 32.4 33.3
OREB / G 9.0 7.2
AST / TO 1.23 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 54.7%
TOV% 14.4% 17.1%
ORB% 26.3% 21.7%
FT Rate 20.9% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 16.7%
DRB% 74.0% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 19.6%

Game Analysis

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